Myrmeconauclea strigosa (Ant Plant)

Myrmeconauclea strigosa (Ant Plant) white flower on green leaves with close up of petals.
Myrmeconauclea strigosa (Ant Plant) with round white flower among numerous serrated green and yellow leaves.

Botanical name: Myrmeconauclea strigosa

Common name: Ant Plant

Family: Rubiaceae

Origin: Borneo

USDA Plant Hardiness Map

USDA Zone: 9-10

Large shrub 5-10 ft tallPlant form: Large bush
Plant mature sizeMature height: 5-10 ft
Full sunSemi-shadeSun exposure: Full sun or bright light indoor; semi-shade
Cold toleranceCold tolerance: Frost sensitive. Protect from freezing.
Watering: Regular. Let topsoil dry slightlyWatering: Regular
White, off-white flowersFlower color: White and off-white
Suitable forSuitable for: Outdoors in the suitable USDA zone; small gardens, containers, and indoor growing

Myrmeconauclea strigosa is always found growing near the riverbank and is associated with ants. On this shrub the ants live in hollow internodal swellings near the end of the branches.

Stipules and young stems are densely hairy, the leaves simple and opposite. The whitish-yellow flowers are arranged in solitary heads terminal on unbranched flowering axes.


Myrmeconauclea strigosa (Ant Plant) white flower close up with tiny yellow stamens radiating outward.
Myrmeconauclea strigosa (Ant Plant) white flower head with thin elongated stamen structures spreading in circles.
Myrmeconauclea strigosa (Ant Plant) round creamy-white flower in a close up.
Myrmeconauclea strigosa (Ant Plant) rounded creamy-white flower head amidst surrounding green leaves.
Myrmeconauclea strigosa (Ant Plant) white flower and green leaves on this dense shrub
Myrmeconauclea strigosa (Ant Plant) with round white flower heads and textured green foliage visible


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