Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa
Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa
Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa
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Taxon
Dischidia ruscifolia
Common name:
million hearts
Family:
Apocynaceae (Dogbane)
Distribution:
Philippines
IUCN Red list:
Not evaluated
Comments:
This decorative plant comprises stiff, slender green shoots that grow to 1 metre in length before taking root at the tip and continuing. These green shoots are densely decorated in pairs of stiff, succulent, heart-shaped leaves; hence the name "Million Hearts".
Links:
iNaturalist.org
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Locations
1:
Tropical house 2
(Tropical Hse 2)
• Accession: 2017-71/1 • Provenance: Garden - wild origin
Area
Individual