Botanical name: Dischidia ovata
Named by: George Bentham (1843)
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Asclepiadoideae
Genus: Dischidia
Native area: New Guinea, Queensland
Common names: Watermelon Dischidia

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Care difficulty: easy
Light preference: bright light
Minimum temperature: 10°C (50°F)
Optimal temperature: 15-28 °C (59-82° F)
Humidity: medium to high
Watering: water when soil is dry
Fertilizing: 10-10-10, monthly during growing season
Soil: equal mix of coconut peat, orchid bark and perlite; lecca
pH: 6-7
Repotting: every two years
Speed of growth: moderate
Mature size: up to 80cm (2.6ft.) in length
Flower: small, purple
Propagation: stem cutting with a node
Pests: scale, spidermites, mealybugs, aphids, thrips
Diseases: root rot
Toxicity: not toxic, sap is irritable
Notes:
- when grown under intense light the leaves will turn red