Malayan Urn Vine (Dischidia major)
Dischidia major, a Southeast Asian epiphytic ant plant, grows hollow bladder leaves. These house ant colonies, which supply vital nutrients from their organic waste.
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Synonyms
Collyris major Vahl
Dischidia bauerlenii Schltr.
Dischidia clavata Wall.
Dischidia merguiensis Becc.
Dischidia pubiflora Schltr.
Dischidia rafflesiana Wall.
Dischidia singaporensis Ridl.
Dischidia timorensis Decne.
Dischidia viridescens Griff.
Taxonomy
- kingdomPlantae
- divisionTracheophyta
- classMagnoliopsida
- orderGentianales
- familyApocynaceae
- genusDischidia
- speciesDischidia major