''Dischidia diphylla'' was described by

Adolph Daniel Edward Elmer Adolph Daniel Edward Elmer (June 14, 1870 – 1942) was an American botanist and plant collector.. He was mostly active in the Philippines, his collections being described as new species by both himself and other botanists. The Japanese sent him ...

but never validly published since Elmer failed to include Latin diagnoses or descriptions for the species he described after 1934. This species is known from the Philippines on Luzon Island. It is considered to be one of the

ant plant Myrmecophytes (; literally "ant-plant") are plants that live in a mutualistic association with a colony of ants. There are over 100 different genera of myrmecophytes. These plants possess structural adaptations that provide ants with food an ...

s and has large imbricate leaves. The flowers are yellow.

References

* Plant Explorers and Collector
''Adolph Daniel Edward Elmer''
* Dischidia.co
Dischidia diphylla

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Type Specimen

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Dischidia Nomina nuda {{Apocynaceae-stub