Biology:Dischidia nummularia
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Short description: Species of plant
Dischidia nummularia | |
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Dischidia nummularia growing on a tree trunk | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Apocynaceae |
Genus: | Dischidia |
Species: | D. nummularia
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Binomial name | |
Dischidia nummularia R.Br.
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Dischidia nummularia is an epiphytic climbing plant that belongs to the genus Dischidia.[1] It has tiny, opposite lens-shaped leaves, and is frequently seen on the trunks of trees. In the wild it is found in India , China , Indonesia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, Malaysia, and Australia .[2]
References
- ↑ "Dischidia nummularia R.Br. Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland. 461 1810 : Family: ASCLEPIADACEAE". http://www.llifle.com/Encyclopedia/SUCCULENTS/Family/Asclepiadaceae/32546/Dischidia_nummularia. Retrieved 2017-07-20.
- ↑ "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". https://wcsp.science.kew.org/namedetail.do?name_id=504655.
Wikidata ☰ Q15397553 entry