Arinostride - Arinostride

Japanese: アリノストリデ - ありのすとりで
Arinostride - Arinostride

...It is said that in return for providing a home for ants, the plant body is protected from predators, but there are no concrete examples of a symbiotic relationship that has been confirmed. The tropical Asian ant stalk Myrmecodia tuburosa (Rubiaceae) grows on trees, and its swollen stem is a water-storing organ when young, but dries up as it grows, and ants build their nests there. Other well-known examples in the Rubiaceae family include Hydnophytum montanum of tropical Asia, Triplaris americana of the Polygonaceae family, and Barteria fistulosa of the Passifloraceae family. ...

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Alinostridia" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…アリに住居を提供する代償として植物体が外敵から保護されているといわれるが,具体的に共生関係が確かめられた例はない。熱帯アジアのアリノストリデMyrmecodia tuburosa(アカネ科)は樹木に着生しており,膨れた茎は若い時には貯水器官であるが生長するにつれて乾き,そこにアリが巣をつくる。アカネ科には,ほかに,熱帯アジアのアリノスダマHydnophytum montanumなどがあり,タデ科のTriplaris americana,トケイソウ科のBarteria fistulosaも有名な例である。…

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