Anthorrhiza camilla (Garassa, PNG)
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Anthorrhiza camilla
Anthorrhiza camilla Jebb is an epiphytic species of the Rubiaceae family, known exclusively from the Morobe Province in eastern Papua New Guinea. It grows as a low-growing epiphyte in shady, moss-rich montane rainforests at altitudes of 1,600–2,000 m. Unlike the other heavily spiny species of the genus, it prefers to inhabit the interior of the forest and sheltered locations. The species was named after Camilla Huxley-Lambrick , who, together with M. H. P. Jebb, described the genus Anthorrhiza .
A characteristic feature of the species is a spherical caudex densely covered with golden-brown, star-shaped, branched spines. The shoots, which are also heavily spined, bear narrow, lanceolate leaves arranged in a terminal rosette. The small, sunken inflorescences have papery bracts that fall off early – an important distinguishing feature from Anthorrhiza chrysacantha. The flowers are whitish-green with yellow anthers; the fruits are yellow-orange. Among the spiny species, A. camilla particularly A. chrysacantha, but it also differs in having shorter spines and smaller inflorescences.