{"product_id":"pachycentria-glauca","title":"Pachycentria glauca","description":"This extraordinary member of the Melastomataceae family originates from Southeast Asia. \u003cem\u003ePachycentria\u003c\/em\u003e are epiphytic and often grow on other epiphytes, especially other ant-loving plants (e.g., \u003cem\u003eHydnophytum\u003c\/em\u003e ). As they mature, they develop thick, woody adventitious roots with \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/inaturalist-open-data.s3.amazonaws.com\/photos\/62415842\/original.jpeg\"\u003ebladder-like swellings\u003c\/a\u003e up to 3 cm in diameter, which are inhabited by ants.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003ePachycentria\u003c\/em\u003e are closely associated with certain ant species. They form so-called \" \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ant_garden\"\u003eant gardens\u003c\/a\u003e ,\" together with other myrmecophytic plants and ants from the genera \u003cem\u003eCamponotus\u003c\/em\u003e , \u003cem\u003ePhilidris\u003c\/em\u003e , and \u003cem\u003eCremtogaster\u003c\/em\u003e . In these gardens, the plants provide the ants with a home, feed them, and allow them to disperse their seeds. The defensive ants protect the plants. In nature, \u003cem\u003ePachycentria\u003c\/em\u003e appears to grow only in such ant gardens. Don't worry, they can easily be cultivated without ants.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This species is a small, epiphytic shrub with many drooping, creeping, or upright branches and adventitious roots. The leaves are about 3 to 4 cm long and 1.5 to 2 cm wide.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e You will receive a young plant in a 7cm pot. These young plants do not yet have thickened roots. They will only develop these after 2 to 3 years with proper care.","brand":"Jungle Leaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56319572803961,"sku":"Pac02","price":14.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0951\/8389\/6953\/files\/Pachycentria-glauca-02.jpg?v=1764924461","url":"https:\/\/www.jungle-leaves.de\/en\/products\/pachycentria-glauca","provider":"Jungle Leaves","version":"1.0","type":"link"}