''Dischidia vidalii'', commonly known as ant plant or kangaroo pocket, is a plant in the frangipani family

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native to the Philippines. It is a climbing plant with clusters of pink or magenta flowers. Like some other species in the genus — e.g. ''

Dischidia major ''Dischidia major'' (Synonym Dischidia rafflesiana), the Malayan urn vine, is a plant in the genus ''Dischidia''. They carry modified leaves, offering accommodation to ants, including those of the family Dolichoderinae, (most commonly ''Iridomyrm ...

'' — and in the related genus ''

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'', this species has evolved a

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with ants. In addition to small, oval leaves the plant develops significantly larger, hollow leaves where additional roots grow, and these leaves are colonised by ants.

References

Dischidia Endemic flora of the Philippines Plants described in 1886 {{Apocynaceae-stub