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Dischidia puberula is a climbing epiphytic subshrub in the Asclepiadaceae (milkweed) family that is endemic to the Mariana Islands of Guam, Rota and Saipan. There is no known common name.
The University of Guam Herbarium records Dischidia puberula as being native to Guam, Rota and Saipan. The species has been observed most commonly on Guam, in both the northern limestone plateau and volcanic south. P. Moore found it to be common in the limestone forests of Guam as of 1980. It has also been observed on Rota, southwest of the Taga Quarry. In 2006, Tatyana Livshultz from the Arnold Arboretum at Harvard University identified two herbarium specimens collected from Vonikoro (Solomon Island) as Dischidia puberula (rather than the Solomon Island endemic Dischidia cominsii); the flowers from these specimens were described as red with yellow petal tips, or pink petals with white tips. However, as of 2025, Plants of the World Online still lists Dischidia puberula as being endemic only to the Mariana Islands. The IUCN has not yet assessed the species for conservation status.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Dischidia puberula by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
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.
