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Muehlenbeckia platyclada (synonym Homalocladium platycladum), [1] known as centipede plant, tapeworm plant or ribbonbush, is a species of plant in the knotweed family from New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. It is also naturalized in other tropical regions, [2] including Puerto Rico, [3] India, Bolivia, Madagascar, Nicaragua and Pakistan. [4]
It has many common names, including centipede tongavine, taro vine, silver vine and dragon-tail plant. In the Philippines , it is known in Tagalog as tibatib . Epipremnum pinnatum starts life on the ground and climbs up trees in its natural forest environment, transitioning to an epiphytic lifestyle over time.
Empty punnets Moulded pulp punnets filled with blackberries, strawberries and blueberries. A punnet is a small box or square basket for the gathering, transport and sale of fruit and vegetables, typically for small berries susceptible to bruising, spoiling and squashing that are therefore best kept in small rigid containers.
The oval sepals are reflexed away from the fruit, 4–6 mm long and glabrous. The fruit are reddish-purple fleshy oval berries 4–5 mm long. [5] The pollinator is unknown, but may be mosquitoes. [5] The plant is spread by birds, who eat the fruit, but is also cultivated as a decorative plant or bower, as a fiber, for medicine, [5] and food [6]
Gut content analysis of the centipede reveals high levels of lumbricid and enchytraeid proteins, nutrient markers of small soil earthworms. [19] G.flavus predominantly preys upon smaller invertebrates such as worms, mites and insect larvae. [4] Occasionally, if food sources are scarce G.flavus feeds on plant material, or other centipedes. [7]
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Nannarrup is a genus of soil centipedes in the family Mecistocephalidae. [1] [2] This genus contains only three species, including the type species Nannarrup hoffmani. [3]Also known as Hoffman's dwarf centipede, N. hoffmani was discovered in Central Park in New York City and was the first new species to be discovered in that park in more than a century. [4]
Diagram of flower parts. In botany, floral morphology is the study of the diversity of forms and structures presented by the flower, which, by definition, is a branch of limited growth that bears the modified leaves responsible for reproduction and protection of the gametes, called floral pieces.