jeff Posted February 27, 2014 Report Share Posted February 27, 2014 Bonjour all the dischidia are not myrmecophyte , have you a ant dischidia list ? jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DischidiaGuy Posted February 28, 2014 Report Share Posted February 28, 2014 I doubt there is a complete one considering a few of the shell leaved species aren't even described yet. Some are also ant nest dwellers rather than those that have specialized foliage due to their seed being attractive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff Posted February 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2014 for me D.complex- D.pectenoides-D.shelfordii-D. raflesiana ( major) are interessant may be others with these leaves characteristic know or no . some others like D.collyris-D.imbricata-D.davidii -D.nummularia -D.coccinea seem interessant. jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreas Wistuba Posted April 21, 2014 Report Share Posted April 21, 2014 Dear Jeff, please try to name topics in a way that they follow the naming scheme "Genus species - further explanation". This topic could be named e.g. "Dischidia - ant associated species" This will be a big help to find the topics just by alphabetic sorting in future when we have many more topics in the forum. All the best Andreas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff Posted July 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 when I read the RINTZ document on species of dischidia to the peninsular malayan I see for the leaves 1) In most species they are essentially flat or lens-shaped in x-section and ovate or elliptical in outline , with entire margins .There is a gland on the upper surface at the base of the blade .2) A smaller group of species has shell-like leaves which are convex in x-section and orbicular in outline, with entire margins .There is a 1-2mm long , conical projection just above the upper surface of each blade . The leaves are held closely appressed to the surface of the tree on which the plant is growing ,and the cavity formed is frequently occupied by ants .Plants in this group were formerly placed in the genus CONCHOPHYLLUM , on the basis of leaf shape, but have since been incorporated into DISCHIDIA.3) Two species produce pitcher leaves in tight clusters and flat , ovate leaves on elongate stems. The pitcher leaves are open at the base next to the attachment of the petiole , a single root grows into each leaf and ramifies throughout the empty interior .The pitcher leaves are readily occupied by ants4) a fourth leaf type occurs only one specie, this type is flat in x section and oblanceolate in ouline , with a retuse apex and entire margins.As these leaves age they become nearly round in x-section and obtuse at the apex . then the section 1 and 4 are not myrmecophytes but the 2 and 3 yes but may be not on the same level for the second may be just a myrmecodomic (house) for the third just myrmecoxenic ( house and food may be) on the second section may be separate the shell leaves and the leaves just appressed of the surface of tree here it is just for the malayan species your opinion please jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derrick Posted July 25, 2014 Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4190775#page/209/mode/1up Illustrations here and much more information but it is in French. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff Posted July 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2014 Bonjour I had seen this when I read the documentation on M.echinata.thank you anyway DERRICK jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff Posted August 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2015 Bonjour on the table S1 we find some dischidia D.albiflora D.astephana D.cochleata D.complex D.digitiformis D.diphylla D.imbricata D.longipedunculata D.major D.milnei D.platyphylla D.purpurea D.reniformis D.saccata D.sorsogonensis D.vidalii(pectinoides) D.wallichi Dischidiopsis papuana like myrmecodomic these others also Dischidia acutifolia Maingay x Joseph Dalton Hooker. Peninsular Malaysia. Dischidia albida Griffith Peninsular Malaysia. Dischidia bengalensis Colebrooke Peninsular Malaysia. Dischidia fruticulosa Ridley Peninsular Malaysia. Dischidia hirsuta (Blume) Decaisne Peninsular Malaysia. Dischidia longepedunculata Ridley Peninsular Malaysia. Dischidia punctata Decaisne Peninsular Malaysia. Dischidia subalata Warburg Peninsular Malaysia. Dischidia sp. Presumably Kaufmann’s spKfmE115 Peninsular Malaysia. have you a idea on their section Section Conchophylla or Ascidifera or others jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff Posted August 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2015 Bonjour have you some herbarium sheet for these dischidia D.digitiformis D.reniformis D.sorsogonensis D.wallichii jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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