Dischidia nummularia R.Br.

 
  • Family : ASCLEPIADACEAE
    (Milkweed Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : AAK FAMILY (आक फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Apocynaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Collyris minor Vahl; Dischidia actephila Schltr.; Dischidia aemula Schltr.; Dischidia beiningiana Schltr.; Dischidia copelandii Schltr.; Dischidia decipiens Schltr.; Dischidia dirhiza Schltr.; Dischidia gaudichaudii Decne.; Dischidia glabra Warb.; Dischidia horsfieldiana Miq.; Dischidia microphylla Schltr.; Dischidia minor (Vahl) Merr.; Dischidia nummularia var. gracilis Becc.; Dischidia nummularia var. minor Kuntze; Dischidia nummularia var. orbicularis (Decne.) Kuntze; Dischidia nummularia var. rhombifolia (Blume) Bakh.f.; Dischidia orbicularis Decne.; Dischidia rhombifolia Blume; Dischidia ridleyana Schltr.; Dischidia schumanniana Schltr.; Dischidia sepikana Schltr.; Leptostemma truncatum Zoll. ex Miq.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Dischidia nummularia R.Br.
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Key identification features : Epiphytic, slender, creeping shrubs; stems glabrous; Leaves orbicular, obovoid-orbicular, usually obtuse or rotundate at tip, coriaceous, fleshy; Inflorescence axillary, umbellate cluster; Flowers white, whitish or scarlet; Follicles curved, obliquely ellipsoid below middle, spreading; Seeds slender.
  • Flower, Fruit : March- December
  • Distribution :
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Tirap
  • Native : Andaman Islands, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, China, Bhutan, Hainan, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland, Solomon Islands, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Andaman Islands, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, China, Bhutan, Hainan, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland, Solomon Islands, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Literature :
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 166
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Dischidia nummularia. Downloaded on 16 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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