This form, which presumably belongs to the Myrmecodia platytyrea complex, has green petioles in contrast to most other forms of the complex with orange petioles. The origin of the mother plants is unclear.
I received the mother plants in exchange, the original origin could not be clarified, probably New Guinea. In my opinion, it is one of the numerous forms from the Myrmecodia platytyrea complex.
Very interesting species. The caudex bears numerous undivided spines. The pink-coloured berries are striking. Unfortunately, the geographical origin of the species is unclear, as I obtained my mother plants from a botanical collection without precise information.
A very beautiful lowland species from Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea.
The leaves and leaf stalks indicate a relationship with Myrmecodia alata. However, this species has white flowers.
Myrmecodia bullosa was reduced to a form of M. tuberosa by Huxley & Jebb in 1993. I consider this to be unjustified and consider Myrmecodia bullosa to be a good, clearly defined species. The species is characterised by the almost complete absence of spines and the almost foam-like surface structure with numerous air inlets. For my taste, Myrmecodia bullosa is one of the most beautiful lowland species.
A beautiful species from Dinagat, an offshore island off Mindanao. The caudex is very darkly coloured in good light and is somewhat reminiscent of Myrmecodia tuberosa 'bullosa'.
