Indoor Hanging plant- Dischidia: Floral formula

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Dischidia (String of Nickels / Million Hearts) is a unique and beautiful trailing epiphytic hanging plant, native to tropical regions. Its leaves are small, round, thick, and glossy—resembling coins or beads—and are arranged along long, trailing stems. In some species, the leaves are heart-shaped, which is why it is also known as “Million Hearts.” This plant is an epiphyte (air-growing) and, with proper support, can grow up to 3 meters in length. Its flowers are small, typically white or yellow in color. Dischidia thrives in low-light conditions, with minimal watering and well-draining soil. It acts as an air purifier and looks magnificent in hanging baskets as part of home decor. It can be easily propagated using cuttings.

Scientific Name: Dischidia nummularia

Some Basic Information about Dischidia (String of Nickels / Million Hearts) - Indoor hanging plant

Habit: Perennial, evergreen epiphytic trailing or climbing herb; forms long cascading vines, usually 1–3 meters in length, often growing on tree trunks in natural habitats

Root: Adventitious roots arise from nodes; roots help in attachment to host surfaces (trees, bark) and absorb moisture from the air

Stem: Slender, flexible, green, and trailing; becomes slightly woody with age; nodes well-defined and capable of rooting

Leaf: Opposite, sessile or very short petiolate, simple, small, round to coin-shaped (nummular), thick and succulent; margin entire; surface smooth, green, sometimes slightly waxy

Inflorescence: Axillary umbels or small clusters, bearing few flowers

Flower: Bracteate, complete, actinomorphic, bisexual; flowers small, tubular, white to pale yellow, sometimes with pinkish tinge

Calyx: Sepals 5, small, free or slightly fused at base, with imbricate aestivation

Corolla: Petals 5, fused forming a tubular or urn-shaped structure; lobes short and spreading

Corona: Present (typical of Apocynaceae), forming a small inner crown-like structure

Androecium: Stamens 5, attached to corolla tube; anthers forming a central structure around stigma

Gynoecium: Ovary superior, bicarpellary, syncarpous; style single, stigma thickened

Fruit: Paired follicles, slender; seeds numerous with silky hairs aiding in wind dispersal (rare in cultivated indoor plants)

Floral Formula: Br ⊕ ⚥ K(5) C(5) A5 G(2)

Systematic Position:

Division – Angiospermae
Class – Dicotyledonae
Order – Gentianales
Family – Apocynaceae
Genus – Dischidia
Species – nummularia

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