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'''Dischidia astephana''' is a species of plant in the genus [[Dischidia]] native to [[Peninsular Malaysia]] and [[Borneo]].<ref>{{cite POWO |id=96896-1 |title=Dischidia astephana Scort. ex King & Gamble }}</ref> An [[epiphyte]] that can cover an entire tree branch in dense leaves, it is often found growing near other Dischidia including ''[[Dischidia albida|D. albida]],'' ''[[Dischidia parvifolia|D. parvifolia]],'' and [[Dischidia vadosa|''D. vadosa'']].<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Rintz |first=R. E. |date=1980-01-01 |title=The Peninsular Malayan species of Dischidia (Asclepiadaceae) |url=https://repository.naturalis.nl/pub/525163 |journal=Blumea: Biodiversity, Evolution and Biogeography of Plants |language=en |volume=26 |issue=1 |pages=81–126 |issn=2212-1676}}</ref> Its leaves are shaped like flat rings or domes, and may have purple undersides. It lives [[Myrmecophily|symbiotically with ants]] of the ''[[Crematogaster]]'' genus on trees, with the roots growing inside ant nests and using debris for nutrients.<ref>{{Cite journal |title=A reassessment of the relations in Malaysia between ants (Crematogaster) on trees (Leptospermum and Dacrydium) and epiphytes of the genus Dischidia (Asclepiadaceae) including ‘ant-plants’ |url=https://academic.oup.com/biolinnean/article-abstract/27/2/113/2670706 |journal=Biological Journal of the Linnean Society |volume=27 |issue=2}}</ref> |
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'''Dischidia astephana''' is a species of plant in the genus [[Dischidia]] native to [[Peninsular Malaysia]] and [[Borneo]].<ref>{{cite POWO |id=96896-1 |title=Dischidia astephana Scort. ex King & Gamble }}</ref> |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Dischidia |
| Species: | D. astephana
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Conchophyllum angulatum | |
Dischidia astephana is a species of plant in the genus Dischidia native to Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo.[1] An epiphyte that can cover an entire tree branch in dense leaves, it is often found growing near other Dischidia including D. albida, D. parvifolia, and D. vadosa.[2] Its leaves are shaped like flat rings or domes, and may have purple undersides. It lives symbiotically with ants of the Crematogaster genus on trees, with the roots growing inside ant nests and using debris for nutrients.[3]
References
- ^ "Dischidia astephana Scort. ex King & Gamble". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- ^ Rintz, R. E. (1980-01-01). "The Peninsular Malayan species of Dischidia (Asclepiadaceae)". Blumea: Biodiversity, Evolution and Biogeography of Plants. 26 (1): 81–126. ISSN 2212-1676.
- ^ "A reassessment of the relations in Malaysia between ants (Crematogaster) on trees (Leptospermum and Dacrydium) and epiphytes of the genus Dischidia (Asclepiadaceae) including 'ant-plants'". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 27 (2).
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