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Dischidia formosana
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Dischidia formosana

Dischidia formosana is a species of plant in the genus Dischidia native to Taiwan and the Japanese chain of Ryukyu Islands that stretch southwest from Kyushu to Taiwan. Like other Dischidia it has a climbing growth habit, producing smooth, round leaves and tiny white flowers. Though not particularly rare in Taiwan, the species is on the Japanese Red List as a critically endangered plant.

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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 707995.