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Shingle Plant

Dischidia collyris

Description:

vine with suction cup like leaves

Habitat:

tropics

Notes:

I spotted this near my guesthouse in the chocolate hills on the island of Bohol. Never seen anything like it.

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6 Comments

alice and nath
alice and nath a year ago

Congrats!

dandoucette
dandoucette a year ago

I've updated with the proper ID. An ID made by ceherzog led me to Dischidia and solving this mystery.

auntnance123
auntnance123 a year ago

I spotted something similar in Uvita, Costa Rica (still no ID). http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/565...
Both are pretty peculiar as vines go.

Really Different!

alice and nath
alice and nath a year ago

Weird leaves, they look like plastics. :)

SusanEllison
SusanEllison a year ago

wow...sure is unusual.

Tagbilaran, Bohol, Philippines

Lat: 9.80, Long: 124.24

Spotted on Jan 26, 2005
Submitted on Jun 26, 2011

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