Thursday, June 22, 2017

Myrmecodia beccarii Seeds

Yesterday I went ahead and pulled the seed pod that was developing on the Myrmecodia beccarii. I got four seeds from the fruit/berry. These were planted in the same manner the five Hydnophytum formicarum seeds were (LFS bedding, plastic matrix pot). I'll post if these germinate - if they are anything like their cousins, these will germinate in just a couple of days (the last Hydnophytum seed had popped out of it's seed case in just 24 hours). Here's the void left by the berry after it was pulled. This is a really weird and unusual plant species -

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