Myrmecophytes

Myrmekofyter

Engelsk definition

Plants that host ANTS by providing shelter in specialized nesting structures or domatia (e.g., Beltian or Mullerian bodies) and sometimes provide food (e.g., food and pearl bodies; and EXTRAFLORAL NECTARS). Ant colony in turn provides the host plant with defense against encroaching foliage, nutrients via waste by-product and help with SEED DISPERSAL.

Svenska synonymer

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Engelska synonymer

Myrmecophyte Ant-Plants Ant-Plant Myrmecophytic Plants Myrmecophytic Plant Plant, Myrmecophytic Myrmecophytic Ant-Plants Ant-Plant, Myrmecophytic Ant-Plants, Myrmecophytic Myrmecophytic Ant Plants Myrmecophytic Ant-Plant Ant Plants Ant Plant Plant, Ant