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Dischidia imbricata

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Dischidia imbricata
D. imbricata. at the Berlin Botanical Garden and Botanical Museum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Dischidia
Species:
D. imbricata
Binomial name
Dischidia imbricata
Synonyms

Dischidia depressa

Dischidia imbricata is a plant in the genus Dischidia native to Southeast Asia from Vietnam to Borneo and Java.[1][2] Like Hoya imbricata, Dischidia imbricata is a shingling plant that, as it grows epiphytically, clings closely to the host plant and may even have leaves that are completely flat like roof shingles.

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