Dischidia imbricata

I had finally got my hands on this one sold in the nursery today (9th June 2020) I had dropped by at Sg.Buloh nursery and wanted to check out what was available there with any new stock been refurbished. I was quite disappointed as most of the plants were taken and mostly are the types that I don't fancy.  This one however, caught my interest and I quickly grabbed it.

Like most dischidia, they all have similarities - this one have almost the same characteristics of Dischidia albiflora where the leaf nodes are appearing to have jointed pairs.

The characteristic are a such where the foliage develop imbricate leaves which hold tightly to the growing surface. The underside of the leaf has a space which is filled with roots that creates a miniature sealed dome.

The main difference here is that the leaves appear to be swollen and have sharp pointed edge - almost like heart shaped similar to another  - Dischidia Ruscifolia (Million Hearts Plant) but a bigger version.

Perhaps this might be a cultivar where they may be interbred.

This plant is very heavily rooted on the medium with is most pieces of coconut husk chips put together - the appearance of good and healthy roots does make this plant grow well.

Another thing that I often do is take cuttings and propagate spares of this plant as they can be temperamental and suddenly rots and die.

These do great as cascading plants when hanged upon on a kokedama ball or even slipped in between Staghorn Fern rootball - they truly add great feature in the creating diversity in the cascading effect.

The flowers have a sweet pinkish colors, more like bell shaped - similar to kangaroo pouch plant flowers.

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Different Types of Dischidia - Names & Images