Squamellaria

Squamellaria
	S. wilsonii is seen here on the island of Taveuni at about 2,200 feet elevation in forest along Somosomo Creek
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Rubiaceae
Genus:	Squamellaria; Becc.
Species
	Squamellaria imberbis (A.Gray) Becc.; Squamellaria major A.C.Sm.; Squamellaria thekii Jebb; Squamellaria wilsonii (Horne ex Baker) Becc.;

Squamellaria is a genus of myrmecophytic flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to the islands of Fiji.[1]

It is one of five ant-plant genera in the family Rubiaceae, the others being Anthorrhiza, Hydnophytum, Myrmecodia, and Myrmephytum.[2]

Species

The following list of 4 species is sourced from The Plant List.[3]

"Squamellaria in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae". Retrieved 26 April 2014.
Jebb M, Huxley C (8 February 2009). "A revision of the ant-plant genus Hydnophytum (Rubiaceae)". National Botanic Gardens Glasnevin website. Dublin, Ireland: National Botanic Gardens Glasnevin. Retrieved 19 December 2009.
Squamellaria. The Plant List.

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