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SPECIAL COLLECTION:
AntU - Learning from the Complex Society of Army Ants & Their Guests

Check out UConn's AntU Main Page for upcoming events and programming.
Come on over to the greenhouse and take part in an Ant-Plant Scavenger Hunt as part of AntU Day on Thursday, July 25th 2019, from noon-4pm.
This page lists greenhouse plants utilized in AntU programming. More detailed information for visitors and educators to follow. For now, enjoy these videos we've gleaned from the interwebs...

Acacia Tree-dwelling Ants from The Field Museum on Vimeo.

Ant Plant - Myrmecophyte from Jeff Cremer on Vimeo.

Greenhouse Locator Map:

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15 Accessions:

Aechmea brevicollis Cecropia peltata Codonanthe devosiana Dischidia major Hydnophytum moseleyanum Inga edulis Myrmecodia tuberosa Myrmecophila tibicinis Pachycentria glauca Piper cenocladum Tetrastigma voinierianum Tillandsia bulbosa Urera baccifera Vachellia cornigera Vachellia hindsii

Number in parentheses references locator map icons

  • {1} Cecropia peltata - Trumpet Tree, Snakewood Tree - Urticaceae
  • {2} Dischidia major - Malayan Urn Vine - Apocynaceae
  • {3} Piper cenocladum - Ant Piper - Piperaceae
  • {4} Inga edulis - Ice Cream Bean - Fabaceae
  • {5} Urera baccifera - Scratchbush - Urticaceae
  • {6} Vachellia cornigera - Bull-thorn Acacia - Fabaceae
  • {6} Vachellia hindsii - Iscanal Negro, Ant Acacia - Fabaceae
  • {7} Codonanthe devosiana - Codonanthe - Gesneriaceae
  • {8} Myrmecophila tibicinis - Fluteplayer's Schomburgkia - Orchidaceae
  • {9} Aechmea brevicollis - Short Necked Bromeliad - Bromeliaceae
  • {10} Tillandsia bulbosa - Dancing Bulb - Bromeliaceae
  • {11} Tetrastigma voinierianum - Chestnut Vine - Vitaceae
  • {12} Hydnophytum moseleyanum - Hydnophytum, Ant Plant - Rubiaceae
  • {12} Myrmecodia tuberosa - Ant Plant - Rubiaceae
  • {12} Pachycentria glauca - Pachycentria - Melastomataceae

W/C = Wild Collected
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