Dischidia Platyphylla
''Dischidia platyphylla'' is a species of plant in the genus ''Dischidia'' native to the Philippines. Its name (platyphylla) refers to the flattened leaves, which as it climbs may cling in a shingle-like way to trees, similar to related species like ''Dischidia imbricata''. These leaves are a form of domatia A domatium (plural: domatia, from the Latin "domus", meaning home) is a tiny chamber that houses arthropods, produced by a plant. Ideally domatia differ from galls in that they are produced by the plant rather than being induced by their inhabi ..., which act as a shelter for ants in an example of mutualism with ants that is found in several species of ''Dischidia''. References Endemic flora of the Philippines platyphylla Plants described in 1906 {{Apocynaceae-stub ...
[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  

Dischidia
''Dischidia'' is a genus of plants in the “dog-bane” family Apocynaceae, collectively known as the “milkweeds” (true perennial milkweeds in the ''Apocynaceae'' are found in the genus ''Asclepias''). They are epiphytes, native to tropical areas of China, India as well as Bhutan’s southern borders, wherever minimal frost occurs. Additionally, they are known from most areas of Indo-China, including forested areas of Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, and some parts of Malaysia and Singapore. ''Dischidia'' are closely related to their sister-genus '' Hoya'', whose range they overlap in some regions. Unlike ''Hoya'', the genus ''Dischidia'' is poorly-known and has not been studied as closely. A few of the species are in widespread cultivation, and can be kept as houseplants in temperate regions, or in protected conditions. At some point, between the years 2015-2020, a few species and cultivars became known via the houseplant trade, especially ''D. ovata'', ''D. nu ...
[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]