Looks different from images of Dischidia diphylla as per *The Plant Mafia* <http://theplantmafia.com/dischidias/dischidia-species-a-through-xxx/dischidia-diphylla/> *Daves garden* <https://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/234410/> *earth* <https://www.earth.com/earthpedia/plant/dischidia-diphylla/> *Garden* <https://garden.org/plants/view/786899/Dischidia-Dischidia-diphylla/>
May be Dischidia vidalii as per *Flowers of India* <https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Kangaroo%20Pocket.html> *World of Succulents* <https://worldofsucculents.com/dischidia-vidalii-kangaroo-pocket/> *Flora fauna web* <https://www.nparks.gov.sg/florafaunaweb/flora/1/3/1386> On Saturday, 10 April 2010 13:14:01 UTC+5:30, rashida atthar wrote: > > Thought of sharing this very interesting and unusal leaves of > Dischidia. we had seen the same at Shillong high above on tree trunks and > could not capture any pics. These are growing in a pot at my friend's > place at Shahpur, Mah. as seen by us on 28 March '10. > > Quoting from Stern " Some leaves of Dischidia, an epiphyte ... from > tropical Australasia, develop into pouches that become the home of ant > colonies. The ants carry in soil and add nitrogenous wastes, while moisture > collects in the leaves through condensation of the water vapor coming from > the mesophyll through stomata. This creates a good growing medium for > roots, which develop adventitiously from the same node as the leaf and grow > down into the soil contained in the urnlike pouch. In other words, this > extraordinary plant not only reproduces itself by conventional means but > also, with the aid of ants, provides its own fertilized growing medium and > flower pots and then produces special roots, which " exploit " the > situation." > > After this any doubts about how intelligent plant are? !! > > regards, > Rashida. > > > > > > ------------------------------ > All the post budget analysis and implications Sign up now. > <http://news.in.msn.com/moneyspecial/budget2010/> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/d44e9f0c-98d3-47f9-802b-05d2ead1a474%40googlegroups.com.
