jeff Posted February 4, 2015 Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 Bonjour according HUXLEY & JEBB M.tuberosa 'rumphii is present on the islands has differente ecology Buru, Seram, Flores, Timor, not strange.was the same ant species on these 4 islands ? this myrmecodia grow on the same tree on these 4 islands ? jean françois (jeff) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derrick Posted February 5, 2015 Report Share Posted February 5, 2015 M. tuberosa Jack “rumphii” a new 'combination' (well sort of) published in the C. R. Huxley & Jebb revision in Blumea 37 (2) p281, (1993). However, non lumpers might prefer M. rumphii Becc., (Odoardo Beccari ) published in Malesia raccolta 2 (1886.) Image (FIG 1) http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44197820#page/111/mode/1up What little information I can find about the ecology of this species/form (?) will be found in my forthcoming book. I doubt very much if anyone herein can add to this. The Mollucas (Spice Islands.) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maluku_Islands#mediaviewer/File:Maluku_Islands_en.png Seram island http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seram_Island Buru island, http://www.worldwildlife.org/ecoregions/aa0104 http://indahnesia.com/indonesia/MALBUR/buru_island.php Lesser Sunda islands. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesser_Sunda_Islands Flores island. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flores Philidris cordata has been recorded on Flores Island and it is a species that prefers more open thus drier lowland savannah habitats. http://www.antwiki.org/wiki/Philidris_cordata Timor Island. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timor Edit. I posted in this format to make a point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derrick Posted February 8, 2015 Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 http://www.worldwildlife.org/ecoregions/aa0201 To get an impression of what the ecology of lowland Flores is like, have a look at the many videos on You tube etc that cover subjects such as komodo dragons and birdwatching. However, I have yet to find any that show myrmecophytes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff Posted February 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 Bonjour merci for all these infos . what intrigued me precisely, the profiles of these four ecoregions that were not identical for the same specie of MyrmecodiaAA00104; AA00118; AA00201, AA00204 jean françois (jeff) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derrick Posted February 8, 2015 Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 http://www.worldwildlife.org/ecoregions/aa0201The Lesser Sundas Deciduous Forests on a string of volcanic islands across the Java Sea between Australia and Borneo. http://www.worldwildlife.org/ecoregions/aa0203Sumba Island Deciduous Forests. http://www.worldwildlife.org/ecoregions/aa0204Timor and Wetar Islands Deciduous Forests. I have no idea what AA00104 & AA00118 represent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff Posted February 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2015 Buru island http://www.worldwildlife.org/ecoregions/aa0104 Seram island http://www.worldwildlife.org/ecoregions/aa0118 on your map the Wallace line runs between Bali and Lombok these AA00201 ;AA00203; AA00204 are Tropical and Subtropical dry broadleaf forests these AA00104 ; AA00118 are Tropical and Subtropical moist broadleaf forests not the same ecology jean françois Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derrick Posted February 9, 2015 Report Share Posted February 9, 2015 The common denominator is that M. tuberosa "rumphii" reputedly occurs in lowland savannahs (widely spaced trees) at 20- 100 m. (66- 328 ft.) on Casuarina ( or Allocasuarina?) and Melaleuca tree species which indicates that there is insufficient rainfall at least year round for canopied forest to develop. Casuarina (Allocasuarina?) and Melaleuca species are common hosts of myrmecophytes in Australia and New Guinea and melaleucas especially are frequently inundated ( that is their roots are) in their flood plain habitats during annual wet seasons. Some Casuarina are now placed in Allocasuarina. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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