Abstract
Domatia of myrmecophytes have been reported only in vegetative organs so far. In this paper, we report the first record of domatia formed on the legume surface of Mucuna interrupta. The domatium consists of 12–16 vertical lamellae which traverse the fruit surface obliquely to form long, narrow hollows, providing two ant species with a nest site.
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We are grateful to Kunio Iwatsuki for financial support of the field work in Thailand, to Tokushiro Takaso for his technical assistance in using SEM and suggestions on the structure of the domatia, and to Yoichi Tateishi, T. Itioka and Takashi Sugawara for providing us with information on domatia and/or myrmecophytes.
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Kato, H., Yamane, S. & Phengklai, C. Ant-colonized domatia on fruits of Mucuna interrupta (Leguminosae). J Plant Res 117, 319–321 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10265-004-0161-7
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