Ant-Plant Diversity in Peninsular Malaysia, with Special Reference to the Pasoh Forest Reserve

Moog, Joachim; Fiala, Brigitte; Werner, Michael; Weissflog, A.; Saw, L. G.; Maschwitz, U.

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“…Furthermore, the documentation of stem‐nesting ants in Ryparosa amplifolia (syn. R. javanica sensu Sleumer, 1954; formerly Gertrudia amplifolia (Schumann & Lauterbach, 1901; Mildbraed, 1928)), R. porcata (Jarvie & Stevens, 1998) and R. fasciculata (Moog et al ., 1997; Agosti et al ., 1999; Moog et al ., 2003), the latter with associated pseudococcids (Heckroth et al ., 1998; Agosti et al ., 1999), suggests that ant–plant associations in Ryparosa may be stronger than currently thought. Although there have been no reports of associated ants in R. kurrangii , it seemed plausible that the plant growths observed in R. kurrangii may be a form of FB, and they will, hereafter, be referred to as such.…”

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Myrmecophilic food body production in the understorey tree,Ryparosa kurrangii(Achariaceae), a rare Australian rainforest taxon

2006

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Research Summary• Plant food bodies are rarely observed in the field, because of continual harvesting, and are often first documented on isolated glasshouse plants. Little is known about the genus Ryparosa (Achariaceae), and the appearance of outgrowths on leaves and stems of glasshouse-raised R. kurrangii seedlings suggested that the species may produce food bodies.• Detailed macroimaging and histological techniques were used to characterize chemomorphological variation in food body material gathered from glasshouse plants.• Two distinct types of food body were observed. Multicellular pearl bodies derived from epidermal and mesophyll tissue were produced on young leaves and stems, and contained lipids and glycogen-like carbohydrates. A unique form of lipid-rich multicellular food body that 'opens' during development was found exclusively on mature plant tissue. A filament network was associated with food body lipid droplets.• This is the first detailed documentation of food body production in an understorey genus adapted to low light conditions. We suggest that the distinctive spatial deployment of Ryparosa food rewards, and the ants attracted to them, may be invaluable for keeping long-lived leaves free from epiphyllous communities.

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Myrmecophilic food body production in the understorey tree,Ryparosa kurrangii(Achariaceae), a rare Australian rainforest taxon

2006

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“…Most plant-ants cultivate mealybugs (Pseudococcidae) and/or soft scale insects (Coccidae, or coccids) within the cavities of the myrmecophyte host (Longino 1991, Ward 1991, Gullan 1997, Gaume et al 1998, Moog et al 2003. A few antplant taxa preferentially cultivate mealybugs (e.g.…”

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“…A few antplant taxa preferentially cultivate mealybugs (e.g. most Cladomyrma ants; Moog et al 2003), whereas a few others only cultivate coccids (e.g. ants of the genus Crematogaster Lund in the hollow stems of Macaranga Thouars; Heckroth et al 1998).…”

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A new species of ant-tended soft scale of the genus Cryptostigma Ferris (Hemiptera: Coccidae) associated with bamboo in Peru

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Gullan

2004

Neotrop. Entomol.

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“…These include B. L. Webber and I. E. Woodrow traits such as food-body scars (at a generic level), and at a species level, distinctive stem swellings and prostomata seen on younger branches of certain taxa. Notably, D. longifolia is known to have stem domatia and is colonised by the same ant taxa (Cladomyrma petalae Agosti and C. nudidorsalis Agosti, Moog & Maschwitz) as R. fasciculata (Agosti et al 1999;Moog et al 2003). This emphasises the importance of considering myrmecophilic features alongside a suite of other characters in species recognition and delimitation.…”

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Morphological analysis and a resolution of the Ryparosa javanica species complex (Achariaceae) from Malesian and Australian tropical rainforests

Webber

Woodrow

2006

Aust. Systematic Bot.

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Abstract. A study of morphological variation in Ryparosa javanica (Blume) Kurz ex Koord. & Valeton sensu lato (Achariaceae; Flacourtiaceae pro parte) was undertaken after distinct differences were observed between Australian and Bornean populations. The confusing taxonomic history of R. javanica is first summarised. Phenetic techniques of agglomerative classification and ordination were used to analyse herbarium and field-collected specimens. Distinct groupings based on vegetative characters were supported by reproductive traits, plant architecture, ant-plant associations and geographical discontinuities. This work demonstrates that the current circumscription of R. javanica is a complex of at least nine species: R. javanica sensu stricto now confined to Sumatra, Java and Bali; three species that warrant reinstatement: R. amplifolia

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Ant-Plant Diversity in Peninsular Malaysia, with Special Reference to the Pasoh Forest Reserve

Cited by 21 publications

References 62 publications

Myrmecophilic food body production in the understorey tree,Ryparosa kurrangii(Achariaceae), a rare Australian rainforest taxon

Myrmecophilic food body production in the understorey tree,Ryparosa kurrangii(Achariaceae), a rare Australian rainforest taxon

A new species of ant-tended soft scale of the genus Cryptostigma Ferris (Hemiptera: Coccidae) associated with bamboo in Peru

Morphological analysis and a resolution of the Ryparosa javanica species complex (Achariaceae) from Malesian and Australian tropical rainforests

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