Myrmecodia

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Myrmecodia is an epiphytic plant that grows in Southeast Asia. Myrmecodia lives in tree branches or trunks. It has symbiosis relationship with Ants and Fungi. Some people consider this plant just an exotic plant for hobbyist and collectors but natives in vietnam and papua has been using it for generations to cure many ailments. This ant plant can also be used to cure cancer

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Myrmecodia