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Dischidia vidalii
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Dischidia vidalii, commonly known as ant plant or kangaroo pocket, is a plant in the frangipani family Apocynaceae native to the Philippines. It is a climbing plant with clusters of pink or magenta flowers. Like some other species in the genus — e.g. Dischidia major — and in the related genus Hoya, this species has evolved a symbiotic relationship with ants. In addition to small, oval leaves the plant develops significantly larger, hollow leaves where additional roots grow, and these leaves are colonised by ants.
- Family
- Apocynaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Dischidia vidalii
- Slug
- dischidia-vidalii
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Genus
- Dischidia
- Species
- vidalii
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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