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String of Nickels
Dischidia nummularia
Dischidia nummularia is an epiphytic climbing plant that belongs to the genus Dischidia. It has tiny, opposite lens-shaped leaves, and is frequently seen on the trunks of trees. In the wild it is found in India, China, Indonesia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, Malaysia, and Australia. It is commonly referred to as string-of-nickels or button orchid.
== References ==
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 372044.