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Dischidia ovata
Dischidia ovata is a small, succulent climbing vine in the Apocynaceae family that grows on trees or rocks. Its thick, rounded leaves with a striped pattern like watermelon rind make it a popular houseplant, and it needs bright light with a fast-draining, airy mix.
Dischidia ovata, commonly called watermelon dischidia (pronounced ), is a small vine in the frangipani and hoya family Apocynaceae, native to New Guinea and Cape York Peninsula, Australia. 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.
Dischidia astephana · Dischidia diphylla · Dischidia formosana · Dischidia hirsuta · Dischidia imbricata · Malayan Urn Vine · Button orchid · Hanging Coin Vine · Dischidia platyphylla · Dischidia puberula · Dischidia ruscifolia · Dischidia tonkinensis
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
