Hydnophytum caminiferum and some other ant plants

[Z_Y]

Here's some pics of my import ant plants. I guess this will be part 1 as I have more pics than it allows me to put in one post:

Myrmecodia horrida (Dauro, PNG):
Currently I'm keeping this one with my H. camnis for the cold temps.

Myrmecodia spec. nov. (Mt. Kaindi, PNG)
I had some seedlings of this one from a berry trade but the seedlings all died of damp off despite having 7 sprouts. 2 are still hanging on but only their caudex remains. It could be because I kept them too warm.

Hydnophytum spec. Malaysia, Peninsula
Nothing too special about this guy IMO

Hydnophytum spec. Timika (wavy embossed leaves)
This one has some really cool leaves that are textured. The caudex looks a bit beat up though.

Myrmecodia spec. (Spiny, Pink Fruit)
A pretty common one most people have

Myrmecodia erinacea (broad leaves, unclear origin)

Myrmecodia platytyrea (green petioles)

Myrmecodia spec. (Central Luzon)
I got this one by mistake as I already have two, but it was really discounted (like $12) so I guess it's fine. Also the large one I had before on the right developed a bit of rot so I had to do some surgery on it. You can see the large scar in the picture. I'm not sure if I'm out of the woods on the wound rotting yet, but I guess it's good I have another backup now.

Myrmecodia spec. Doormans Top, 1600 m ASL
This one probably wont make it as it got crushed during shipment and it has a large split through the whole plant from top to bottom. I've planted it up just in case but it feels a bit soft already. This one was expensive too. Fortunately AW set up a replacement but it'll be sent next year.

 

[Z_Y]

Part 2:

Anthorrhiza recurvispina (Rossel Island, PNG)
I really like the look of this one, so hopefully it lives. I already have the Missima Island one so it'll be cool to compare. This one was quite large, but the caudex looks really nice and potato shaped.

I hope it's as prolific as the other Anthorrhizas I have at making berries, as I would always like to have backup plantlets:

I also got some ant ferns:

Lecanopteris luzonensis AW-01
The new one I got is on the left, seems like a baby plant still. I already have a L. luzonensis pictured on the right but it came from a source that doesn't specialize in ant plants so I wasn't sure if it was the true species. The rhizome on the older one is much more robust though but perhaps it's just an age thing.

Lecanopteris curtisii (Sumatra) AW-01
The new one I got is on the left. It lost all it's leaves, but hopefully it bounces back. I believe this should be the same as L. deparioides, which I also have from AW. Although the L. deparioides I have is much smaller (pictured on the right).

And not part of the import but just some small updates:
My dish of Missima Island A. recurvispina (the green ones at the top of the image) and A. bracteosa seedlings. Not sure when to pot them to actual moss yet but they seem to be doing ok. The bigger ones are around 2 months old now. I've harvested some more seeds from both mother plants along with another M. spec Siasiada berry, and I'll try them all on coffee paper again too.

In terms of losses, I lost my M. North Sumatra mother plant, so it's seedlings will have to replace it. It just suddenly became soft and rotted through, but I suspect it never recovered from my earlier over-fertilization attempt. I should have flushed the pot sooner. Another loss was my Myrmecodia beccarii (Hull River, Australia) pictured below. I guess it's not too bad as the Hull River M. beccarii is kind of common. Looking at my old videos, it came with a darker spot on the caudex and that was the root of the rot. After removing the rot there isn't enough material left for it to recover. I took a screenshot of the video I made of my first import showing the dark spot that I overlooked.

 

[jeff]

Very beautiful plant

 

[King Karnivores]

I have M. horrida from AW as well. It arrived in September and I've been keeping it highland and it seems to be doing decent. Will post some pics when I get the chance
25C days 13C nights 80-85% RH