Dischidia ovata, commonly called watermelon dischidia (pronounced /dɪsˈkɪdiə/), is a small vine in the frangipani and hoya family Apocynaceae, native to New Guinea and Cape York Peninsula, Australia.[3] The species name ovata refers to its ovate leaves, its common name refers to the leaf venation that resembles a watermelon rind. The species is succulent and grows as an epiphytic or lithophytic vine in a variety of habitats.[3][4]
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| Cultivated at the Berlin Botanical Garden and Botanical Museum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Dischidia |
| Species: | D. ovata
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| Dischidia ovata | |
Taxonomy
editThis species was first described in 1843 by the English botanist George Bentham. His description was based on plant material collected by R.B. Hinds in New Guinea and forwarded to the botanist in England. It was published in the London Journal of Botany[5]
References
edit- ^ "Species profile—Dischidia ovata". Queensland Department of Environment and Science. Queensland Government. 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ^ "Dischidia ovata". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ^ a b c "Dischidia ovata Benth". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Bentham, George (1843). "Enumeration of the plants collected by R.B. Hinds, Esq., and by Mr Barclay in the Feejee Islands, Tanna, New Ireland and New Guinea". London Journal of Botany. 2: 226. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
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