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Scientific name Dischidia nummularia
Authority R.Br.
First published in Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland. : 461 (1810)

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Dischidia nummularia is a type of climbing plant that grows on the trunks of trees. It has small, round leaves and is part of the Dischidia genus. This plant can be found in various countries such as India, China, and Australia. It is known for its ability to grow on other plants and is commonly seen in the wild.

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Leptostemma truncatum Zoll. ex Miq. Fl. Ned. Ind. 2: 519 (1857)
Collyris minor Vahl Skr. Naturhist.-Selsk. 6: 111 (1810)
Dischidia actephila Schltr. Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 34(2): 6 (1916)
Dischidia aemula Schltr. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 50: 100 (1913)
Dischidia beiningiana Schltr. Fl. Schutzgeb. Südsee , Nachtr.: 356 (1905)
Dischidia copelandii Schltr. Philipp. J. Sci. 1(Suppl.): 298 (1906)
Dischidia decipiens Schltr. Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 34(2): 8 (1916)
Dischidia dirhiza Schltr. Fl. Schutzgeb. Südsee , Nachtr.: 357 (1905)
Dischidia gaudichaudii Decne. Prodr. 8: 632 (1844)
Dischidia glabra Warb. Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 3: 344 (1907)
Dischidia horsfieldiana Miq. Fl. Ned. Ind. 2: 510 (1857)
Dischidia microphylla Schltr. Beibl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 92: 10 (1908)
Dischidia minor (Vahl) Merr. Lingnan Sci. J. 13: 67 (1934)
Dischidia orbicularis Decne. Prodr. 8: 632 (1844)
Dischidia rhombifolia Blume Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. : 1059 (1826)
Dischidia ridleyana Schltr. Fl. Schutzgeb. Südsee , Nachtr.: 358 (1905)
Dischidia schumanniana Schltr. Fl. Schutzgeb. Südsee , Nachtr.: 360 (1905)
Dischidia sepikana Schltr. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 50: 98 (1913)
Dischidia nummularia var. gracilis Becc. Malesia 2: 268. 1886
Dischidia nummularia var. minor Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 419. 1891
Dischidia nummularia var. orbicularis (Decne.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 419. 1891
Dischidia nummularia var. rhombifolia (Blume) Bakh.f. Blumea 6: 377. 1950

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Language Common/alternative name
English button orchid
Indonesian pitis kecil
Thai เกล็ดมังกร
Chinese 圆叶眼树莲
Chinese 小叶眼树莲
Chinese 瓜子金
Chinese 园叶眼树莲
Chinese 小葉眼樹蓮

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- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
  • Asia-temperate
    • China
      • China South-central
      • China Southeast
      • Hainan
  • Asia-tropical
    • Indian Subcontinent
      • Assam
      • Bangladesh
      • East Himalaya
      • Sri Lanka
    • Indo-China
      • Andaman Islands
      • Cambodia
      • Laos
      • Myanmar
      • Thailand
      • Vietnam
    • Malesia
      • Borneo
      • Jawa
      • Lesser Sunda Islands
      • Malaya
      • Maluku
      • Philippines
      • Sulawesi
      • Sumatera
    • Papuasia
      • Bismarck Archipelago
      • New Guinea
      • Solomon Islands

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000651716
Tropicos 2600926
INPN 670993
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:96997-1
The Plant List kew-2772561
Open Tree Of Life 5784572
NCBI Taxonomy 1381998
IPNI 96997-1
iNaturalist 372044
GBIF 3582142
EOL 2898756
USDA GRIN 467365
Wikipedia Dischidia_nummularia

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Ethnobotany and phytochemistry of plants used to treat musculoskeletal disorders among Skaw Karen, Thailand Kantasrila R, Pandith H, Balslev H, Wangpakapattanawong P, Panyadee P, Inta A Pharm Biol 22-Dec-2023
PMCID:PMC10763916
doi:10.1080/13880209.2023.2292261
PMID:38131672
The Carbon Isotope Composition of Epiphytes Depends Not Only on Their Layers, Life Forms, and Taxonomical Groups but Also on the Carbon and Nitrogen Indicators of Host Trees Eskov AK, Elumeeva TG, Leonov VD, Tsurikov SM, Viktorova VA, Prilepsky NG, Abakumov EV Plants (Basel) 08-Oct-2023
PMCID:PMC10575002
doi:10.3390/plants12193500
PMID:37836240
Cellular Growth in Aerial Roots Differs From That in Typical Substrate Roots Eskov AK, Viktorova VA, Abakumov E, Zotz G Front Plant Sci 26-May-2022
PMCID:PMC9199517
doi:10.3389/fpls.2022.894647
PMID:35720525
Mangrove floristic composition dataset of the Setiu Lagoon, Terengganu Malaysia Muhammad Nor SM, Sahari MS, Razali NA, Salam MR, Wan Mustaffa WF, Stephen ER, Yusof RM, Jamaludin PN, Jamaludin PN, Mokhetar N Data Brief 04-Mar-2022
PMCID:PMC8960900
doi:10.1016/j.dib.2022.108020
PMID:35360048
Analysis of the Complete Plastomes of 31 Species of Hoya Group: Insights Into Their Comparative Genomics and Phylogenetic Relationships Odago WO, Waswa EN, Nanjala C, Mutinda ES, Wanga VO, Mkala EM, Oulo MA, Wang Y, Zhang CF, Hu GW, Wang QF Front Plant Sci 08-Feb-2022
PMCID:PMC8862764
doi:10.3389/fpls.2021.814833
PMID:35211136
Plastome evolution and organisation in the Hoya group (Apocynaceae) Rodda M, Niissalo MA Sci Rep 15-Jul-2021
PMCID:PMC8282776
doi:10.1038/s41598-021-93890-6
PMID:34267257
Medicinal Plants for Treating Musculoskeletal Disorders among Karen in Thailand Kantasrila R, Pandith H, Balslev H, Wangpakapattanawong P, Panyadee P, Inta A Plants (Basel) 28-Jun-2020
PMCID:PMC7412036
doi:10.3390/plants9070811
PMID:32605228
Vascular Epiphytic Medicinal Plants as Sources of Therapeutic Agents: Their Ethnopharmacological Uses, Chemical Composition, and Biological Activities Nugraha AS, Triatmoko B, Wangchuk P, Keller PA Biomolecules 24-Jan-2020
PMCID:PMC7072150
doi:10.3390/biom10020181
PMID:31991657
The assembly of ant-farmed gardens: mutualism specialization following host broadening Chomicki G, Janda M, Renner SS Proc Biol Sci 15-Mar-2017
PMCID:PMC5360912
doi:10.1098/rspb.2016.1759
PMID:28298344

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