Derrick Posted February 26, 2014 Report Share Posted February 26, 2014 These photos were all taken in and around the little frontier township of Cooktown (my first visit) on the Crocodile infested Endeavour River near the base of Cape York Peninsula.where great care in the bush is essential. Dischidia nummularia the ubiquitous parasite of Australasian plant and ant symbioses, lurks nearby. Most photos were taken in a Paperbark tree - Melaleuca species - seasonal swamp; however, plants may even be viewed in Cooktown's interesting botanical gardens but even here it is wise to watch for snakes, a number of species have dangerously 'sharp' ends. Photographer and author Attila Kapitany is a renowned expert on Australian xerophytic plants. This latitudinally widespread northern form has quite spiny tubers except that old plants can lose their spines as can be seen here. IMG_0351 Myrmecodia beccarii near Cooktown, North Queensland, Australia..JPG] attachment=252: IMG_0385 Myrmecodia beccarii northern form with Dischidia nummularia, Cooktown..JPG] attachment=253: IMG_0386 Myrmecodia beccarii northern form with Dischidia nummularia, Cooktown..JPG] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derrick Posted March 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2015 A particularly multi-branched Cooktown specimen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 Bonjour here D.nummularia is a ant plant ? jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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