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Dischidia

January 01, 1970

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 Mainland Southeast Asia, including forested areas of Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, and some parts of Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. Several species are also native to Papua New Guinea and northeastern Australia.

Dischidia
Dischidia collyris[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Asclepiadoideae
Tribe: Marsdenieae
Genus: Dischidia
R.Br. (1810)
Synonyms[2]
  • Collyris Vahl (1810)
  • Conchophyllum Blume (1826)
  • Dischidiopsis Schltr. (1904)
  • Dolichostegia Schltr. (1915)
  • Hoyella Ridl. (1917)
  • Leptostemma Blume (1826)
  • Oistonema Schltr. (1908)
  • Spathidolepis Schltr. (1905)

Description edit

Overview edit

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.

Habitat edit

Most Dischidia grow in arboreal ant nests, of various species, and several have developed a symbiotic relationship with the insects. The plants have even evolved modified leaves to provide the ants housing and/or storage, in exchange for pollination of their blooms. Of these symbiotic adaptations, there are two types of modification to the leaves:

Foliage edit

Three species are known to have evolved bullate leaves (hollow, bulbous structures housing the plant's root); Dischidia complex Griff, Dischidia major (Vahl) Merr. and Dischidia vidalii Becc. Both produce normal leaves (cordate in shape), in addition to the bullate ones. These bullate leaves are formed when the outer margins of a leaf stop growing, while the center of the leaf continues to grow. As time progresses, the leaf margins curl under (to close the gap), which creates a small hole.[3]

A number of species develop imbricate leaves, which adhere tightly to the growing surface. The underside of the leaf has a space which is filled with roots, and that the ants take advantage of, such as Dischidia major, Dischidia astephana, Dischidia imbricata and Dischidia platyphylla, including many more. Plants with this type of growth habit are referred to as shingling plants, as their leaves will tend to overlap in a row as they climb up a tree, wall, or rock face, giving the appearance of tiles or roof shingles. This adaptation is evident in many other plant species, especially in the family Araceae, including Monstera dubia, some species of Epipremnum, Rhaphidophora hayi, R. cryptantha, and Scindapsus. Other clear examples of shingling can be found with the growth habits of English ivy, Marcgravia, and Ficus pumila (creeping fig).[4]

Uses edit

Cultivation edit

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. nummularia, and D. ioantha, along with several more. Awareness of the genus, as well as its overall popularity, has steadily increased among tropical plant growers and enthusiasts.

Species edit

 
D. major illustration from Pflanzenleben by Anton Kerner von Marilaun, 1913
 
D. bengalensis, Göttingen
 
D. imbricata on Millettia pinnata at Foster Botanical Garden, Honolulu
 
D. nummularia habitus, Berlin

The following is an alphabetical listing of the 125 species in this genus that are accepted by Plants of the World Online as of 24 March 2023.[2]

  • Dischidia aberrans Schltr.
  • Dischidia acuminata Costantin
  • Dischidia acutifolia Maingay ex Hook.f.
  • Dischidia albida Griff.
  • Dischidia albiflora Griff.
  • Dischidia alternans Schltr.
  • Dischidia amphorantha K.Schum. & Lauterb.
  • Dischidia angustifolia Miq.
  • Dischidia antennifera Becc.
  • Dischidia asperifolia Schltr.
  • Dischidia astephana Scort. ex King & Gamble
  • Dischidia atropurpurea Schltr.
  • Dischidia bengalensis Colebr.
  • Dischidia bisetulosa O.Schwartz
  • Dischidia boholensis (Schltr.) Livsh.
  • Dischidia calva Kerr
  • Dischidia carinata (Schltr.) Arshed, Agoo & Rodda
  • Dischidia chinensis Champ. ex Benth.
  • Dischidia cleistantha Livsh.
  • Dischidia clemensiae Schltr.
  • Dischidia cochleata Blume
  • Dischidia collyris Wall.
  • Dischidia cominsii Hemsl.
  • Dischidia complex Griff.
  • Dischidia cornuta Livsh.
  • Dischidia crassifolia Zipp. ex Schltr.
  • Dischidia crassula Schltr.
  • Dischidia cyclophylla Schltr.
  • Dischidia cylindrica W.W.Sm.
  • Dischidia dasyphylla Schltr.
  • Dischidia deschampsii King & Gamble
  • Dischidia digitiformis Becc.
  • Dischidia dohtii T.B.Tran & Livsh.
  • Dischidia dolichantha Schltr.
  • Dischidia elmeri Schltr.
  • Dischidia ericiflora Becc.
  • Dischidia formosana Maxim.
  • Dischidia fruticulosa Ridl.
  • Dischidia galactantha K.Schum.
  • Dischidia gibbifera Schltr.
  • Dischidia griffithii Hook.f.
  • Dischidia hahliana Volkens
  • Dischidia hirsuta (Blume) Decne.
  • Dischidia hollrungii Warb. ex K.Schum. & Lauterb.
  • Dischidia hoyella Omlor
  • Dischidia imbricata (Blume) Steud.
  • Dischidia immortalis Guillaumin
  • Dischidia incrassata (Schltr.) Arshed, Agoo & Rodda
  • Dischidia indragirensis Schltr.
  • Dischidia insularis Schltr.
  • Dischidia kerrii Kidyoo & Suddee
  • Dischidia khasiana Hook.f.
  • Dischidia kutchinensis Becc.
  • Dischidia lanceolata (Blume) Decne.
  • Dischidia lancifolia Merr.
  • Dischidia latifolia (Blume) Decne.
  • Dischidia lauterbachii K.Schum.
  • Dischidia listerophora Schltr.
  • Dischidia litoralis Schltr.
  • Dischidia longe-pedunculata Ridl.
  • Dischidia longiflora Becc.
  • Dischidia longifolia Becc.
  • Dischidia luzonica (Schltr.) Arshed, Agoo & Rodda
  • Dischidia major (Vahl) Merr.
  • Dischidia mariae (Schltr.) Arshed, Agoo & Rodda
  • Dischidia maxima Koord.
  • Dischidia melanesica Fosberg
  • Dischidia meleagridiflora O.Schwartz
  • Dischidia merrillii Schltr.
  • Dischidia micholitzii N.E.Br.
  • Dischidia micrantha Becc.
  • Dischidia milnei Hemsl.
  • Dischidia neurophylla Lauterb. & K.Schum.
  • Dischidia nicobarica Didr.
  • Dischidia nummularia R.Br.
  • Dischidia oblongata Arshed, Agoo & Rodda
  • Dischidia obovata Decne.
  • Dischidia oiantha Schltr.
  • Dischidia ovata Benth.
  • Dischidia oxyphylla Miq.
  • Dischidia papuana Warb.
  • Dischidia parasita (Blanco) Arshed, Agoo & Rodda
  • Dischidia parvifolia Ridl.
  • Dischidia peltata Blume
  • Dischidia phuphanensis Chatan & Promprom
  • Dischidia picta Blume
  • Dischidia platyphylla Schltr.
  • Dischidia polilloensis Kloppenb.
  • Dischidia polyphylla Ridl.
  • Dischidia puberula Decne.
  • Dischidia pubescens Ridl.
  • Dischidia punctata (Blume) Decne.
  • Dischidia purpurea Merr.
  • Dischidia quinquangularis Schltr.
  • Dischidia reniformis Schltr.
  • Dischidia retusa Becc.
  • Dischidia rhodantha Ridl.
  • Dischidia rimicola Kerr
  • Dischidia rosea Schltr.
  • Dischidia roseoflavida Schltr.
  • Dischidia rostrata Arshed, Agoo & Rodda
  • Dischidia rumphii Miq.
  • Dischidia ruscifolia Decne. ex Becc.
  • Dischidia saccata Warb.
  • Dischidia sagittata (Blume) Decne.
  • Dischidia sarasinorum Warb.
  • Dischidia scortechinii King & Gamble
  • Dischidia singularis Craib
  • Dischidia soronensis Becc.
  • Dischidia spironema Turcz.
  • Dischidia squamulosa Becc.
  • Dischidia striata Schltr.
  • Dischidia subulata Warb.
  • Dischidia superba Rintz
  • Dischidia thaithongiae Kidyoo
  • Dischidia tjidadapensis Bakh.f.
  • Dischidia tomentella Ridl.
  • Dischidia tonkinensis Costantin
  • Dischidia tonsuensis T.Green & Kloppenb.
  • Dischidia torricellensis (Schltr.) P.I.Forst.
  • Dischidia tricholoba Kerr
  • Dischidia trichostemma Schltr.
  • Dischidia truncata (Blume) Decne.
  • Dischidia vadosa Rintz
  • Dischidia vidalii Becc.
Species moved to other genera
  1. Dischidia chinghungensis, syn of Hoya chinghungensis
  2. Dischidia yunnanensis, syn of Biondia yunnanensis
Species with Nomen nudum
  1. Dischidia diphylla Elmer

References edit

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dischidia.
  1. ^ illustration circa 1880 from Francisco Manuel Blanco (O.S.A.) - Flora de Filipinas
  2. ^ a b "Dischidia R.Br". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  3. ^ S. Liede-Schumann (2006). The Genera of Asclepiadoideae, Secamonoideae and Periplocoideae (Apocynaceae): Descriptions, Illustrations, Identification, and Information Retrieval 2007-07-08 at the Wayback Machine Version: 21 September 2000.
  4. ^ Rintz, R.E. (1980). The Peninsular Malayan species of Dischidia (Asclepiadaceae). Blumea 26:81-126.

January 01, 1970
dischidia, genus, plants, bane, family, apocynaceae, collectively, known, milkweeds, true, perennial, milkweeds, apocynaceae, found, genus, asclepias, they, epiphytes, native, tropical, areas, china, india, well, bhutan, southern, borders, wherever, minimal, f. 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 Mainland Southeast Asia including forested areas of Myanmar Thailand Vietnam Cambodia Laos and some parts of Indonesia Malaysia and Singapore Several species are also native to Papua New Guinea and northeastern Australia Dischidia Dischidia collyris 1 Scientific classification Kingdom Plantae Clade Tracheophytes Clade Angiosperms Clade Eudicots Clade Asterids Order Gentianales Family Apocynaceae Subfamily Asclepiadoideae Tribe Marsdenieae Genus DischidiaR Br 1810 Synonyms 2 Collyris Vahl 1810 Conchophyllum Blume 1826 Dischidiopsis Schltr 1904 Dolichostegia Schltr 1915 Hoyella Ridl 1917 Leptostemma Blume 1826 Oistonema Schltr 1908 Spathidolepis Schltr 1905 Contents 1 Description 1 1 Overview 1 2 Habitat 1 3 Foliage 2 Uses 2 1 Cultivation 3 Species 4 ReferencesDescription editOverview edit 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 Habitat edit Most Dischidia grow in arboreal ant nests of various species and several have developed a symbiotic relationship with the insects The plants have even evolved modified leaves to provide the ants housing and or storage in exchange for pollination of their blooms Of these symbiotic adaptations there are two types of modification to the leaves Foliage edit Three species are known to have evolved bullate leaves hollow bulbous structures housing the plant s root Dischidia complex Griff Dischidia major Vahl Merr and Dischidia vidalii Becc Both produce normal leaves cordate in shape in addition to the bullate ones These bullate leaves are formed when the outer margins of a leaf stop growing while the center of the leaf continues to grow As time progresses the leaf margins curl under to close the gap which creates a small hole 3 A number of species develop imbricate leaves which adhere tightly to the growing surface The underside of the leaf has a space which is filled with roots and that the ants take advantage of such as Dischidia major Dischidia astephana Dischidia imbricata and Dischidia platyphylla including many more Plants with this type of growth habit are referred to as shingling plants as their leaves will tend to overlap in a row as they climb up a tree wall or rock face giving the appearance of tiles or roof shingles This adaptation is evident in many other plant species especially in the family Araceae including Monstera dubia some species of Epipremnum Rhaphidophora hayi R cryptantha and Scindapsus Other clear examples of shingling can be found with the growth habits of English ivy Marcgravia and Ficus pumila creeping fig 4 Uses editCultivation edit 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 nummularia and D ioantha along with several more Awareness of the genus as well as its overall popularity has steadily increased among tropical plant growers and enthusiasts Species edit nbsp D major illustration from Pflanzenleben by Anton Kerner von Marilaun 1913 nbsp D bengalensis Gottingen nbsp D imbricata on Millettia pinnata at Foster Botanical Garden Honolulu nbsp D nummularia habitus Berlin The following is an alphabetical listing of the 125 species in this genus that are accepted by Plants of the World Online as of 24 March 2023 update 2 Dischidia aberrans Schltr Dischidia acuminata Costantin Dischidia acutifolia Maingay ex Hook f Dischidia albida Griff Dischidia albiflora Griff Dischidia alternans Schltr Dischidia amphorantha K Schum amp Lauterb Dischidia angustifolia Miq Dischidia antennifera Becc Dischidia asperifolia Schltr Dischidia astephana Scort ex King amp Gamble Dischidia atropurpurea Schltr Dischidia bengalensis Colebr Dischidia bisetulosa O Schwartz Dischidia boholensis Schltr Livsh Dischidia calva Kerr Dischidia carinata Schltr Arshed Agoo amp Rodda Dischidia chinensis Champ ex Benth Dischidia cleistantha Livsh Dischidia clemensiae Schltr Dischidia cochleata Blume Dischidia collyris Wall Dischidia cominsii Hemsl Dischidia complex Griff Dischidia cornuta Livsh Dischidia crassifolia Zipp ex Schltr Dischidia crassula Schltr Dischidia cyclophylla Schltr Dischidia cylindrica W W Sm Dischidia dasyphylla Schltr Dischidia deschampsii King amp Gamble Dischidia digitiformis Becc Dischidia dohtii T B Tran amp Livsh Dischidia dolichantha Schltr Dischidia elmeri Schltr Dischidia ericiflora Becc Dischidia formosana Maxim Dischidia fruticulosa Ridl Dischidia galactantha K Schum Dischidia gibbifera Schltr Dischidia griffithii Hook f Dischidia hahliana Volkens Dischidia hirsuta Blume Decne Dischidia hollrungii Warb ex K Schum amp Lauterb Dischidia hoyella Omlor Dischidia imbricata Blume Steud Dischidia immortalis Guillaumin Dischidia incrassata Schltr Arshed Agoo amp Rodda Dischidia indragirensis Schltr Dischidia insularis Schltr Dischidia kerrii Kidyoo amp Suddee Dischidia khasiana Hook f Dischidia kutchinensis Becc Dischidia lanceolata Blume Decne Dischidia lancifolia Merr Dischidia latifolia Blume Decne Dischidia lauterbachii K Schum Dischidia listerophora Schltr Dischidia litoralis Schltr Dischidia longe pedunculata Ridl Dischidia longiflora Becc Dischidia longifolia Becc Dischidia luzonica Schltr Arshed Agoo amp Rodda Dischidia major Vahl Merr Dischidia mariae Schltr Arshed Agoo amp Rodda Dischidia maxima Koord Dischidia melanesica Fosberg Dischidia meleagridiflora O Schwartz Dischidia merrillii Schltr Dischidia micholitzii N E Br Dischidia micrantha Becc Dischidia milnei Hemsl Dischidia neurophylla Lauterb amp K Schum Dischidia nicobarica Didr Dischidia nummularia R Br Dischidia oblongata Arshed Agoo amp Rodda Dischidia obovata Decne Dischidia oiantha Schltr Dischidia ovata Benth Dischidia oxyphylla Miq Dischidia papuana Warb Dischidia parasita Blanco Arshed Agoo amp Rodda Dischidia parvifolia Ridl Dischidia peltata Blume Dischidia phuphanensis Chatan amp Promprom Dischidia picta Blume Dischidia platyphylla Schltr Dischidia polilloensis Kloppenb Dischidia polyphylla Ridl Dischidia puberula Decne Dischidia pubescens Ridl Dischidia punctata Blume Decne Dischidia purpurea Merr Dischidia quinquangularis Schltr Dischidia reniformis Schltr Dischidia retusa Becc Dischidia rhodantha Ridl Dischidia rimicola Kerr Dischidia rosea Schltr Dischidia roseoflavida Schltr Dischidia rostrata Arshed Agoo amp Rodda Dischidia rumphii Miq Dischidia ruscifolia Decne ex Becc Dischidia saccata Warb Dischidia sagittata Blume Decne Dischidia sarasinorum Warb Dischidia scortechinii King amp Gamble Dischidia singularis Craib Dischidia soronensis Becc Dischidia spironema Turcz Dischidia squamulosa Becc Dischidia striata Schltr Dischidia subulata Warb Dischidia superba Rintz Dischidia thaithongiae Kidyoo Dischidia tjidadapensis Bakh f Dischidia tomentella Ridl Dischidia tonkinensis Costantin Dischidia tonsuensis T Green amp Kloppenb Dischidia torricellensis Schltr P I Forst Dischidia tricholoba Kerr Dischidia trichostemma Schltr Dischidia truncata Blume Decne Dischidia vadosa Rintz Dischidia vidalii Becc Species moved to other genera Dischidia chinghungensis syn of Hoya chinghungensis Dischidia yunnanensis syn of Biondia yunnanensis Species with Nomen nudum Dischidia diphylla ElmerReferences edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dischidia illustration circa 1880 from Francisco Manuel Blanco O S A Flora de Filipinas a b Dischidia R Br Plants of the World Online Royal Botanic Gardens Kew Retrieved 24 March 2023 S Liede Schumann 2006 The Genera of Asclepiadoideae Secamonoideae and Periplocoideae Apocynaceae Descriptions Illustrations Identification and Information Retrieval Archived 2007 07 08 at the Wayback Machine Version 21 September 2000 Rintz R E 1980 The Peninsular Malayan species of Dischidia Asclepiadaceae Blumea 26 81 126 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dischidia amp oldid 1195221745, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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