| Dischidia ovata | |
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| Dischidia ovata at the Berlin Botanical Garden and Botanical Museum | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Dischidia |
| Species: | D. ovata |
| Binomial name | |
| Dischidia ovata Benth. | |
Dischidia ovata (sometimes commonly called watermelon dischidia) is a plant in the genus Dischidia native to New Guinea and North Queensland.[1] Named scientifically for its ovate leaves, its common name refers to the leaf venation that resembles a watermelon, similarly to unrelated plants like Peperomia argyreia. The species is succulent and grows as an epiphytic or lithophytic vine in a variety of habitats.[1][2]
References
- 1 2 "Dischidia ovata Benth., London J. Bot. 2: 226 (1843).", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Forster, P.I.; Liddle, D.J. (1988). "Studies on the Australasian Asclepiadaceae, Iv Dischidia R. Br. In Australia". Austrobaileya. 2 (5): 507–514. ISSN 0155-4131. JSTOR 41738717.
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