Dischidia sp.

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Grows up to 6 ft long, this climbing vine has many thin, twining branches. The leaves are opposite, and some foliage small, greyish-green, and oval. They also have food storage leaves that are larger, and kidney shaped. Keep this species in a heated, moist greenhouse in cool climates as it is a drought, and frost tender plant.It grows in rainforests, and only grows as an epiphyte.

Similar plants:

• Dischidia minor, Dischidia nummularia (Kadul, Button Orchid)
• Dischidia ovata (Hoya Watermelon, Dischidia Watermelon)
• Dischidia pectenoides (Ant Plant)
• Dischidia platyphylla (Dischidia)
• Dischidia rafflesiana, Dischidia major (Ant Plant, Malayan Urn Vine, Rattle Sculls)
• Dischidia ruscifolia (Million Hearts)