Hoya_pubicalyx

<i>Hoya pubicalyx</i>

Hoya pubicalyx

Species of plant

Hoya pubicalyx is a species of flowering plant in the genus Hoya native to the Philippines.[1] Sometimes confused for Hoya carnosa,[2] it has succulent, lanceolate foliage and grows in a vining habit epiphytically.[3] Kept as a houseplant in temperate climates, it can be found in variegated forms in nurseries. The Philippine five-centavo coin of the New Generation Currency Series features the flowers of this plant.

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References

  1. [1]
    "Hoya pubicalyx Merr., Philipp. J. Sci., C 13: 331 (1918).", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. [2]
    Dortort, Fred (2014-11-19). The Timber Press Guide to Succulent Plants of the World: A Comprehensive Reference to More than 2000 Species. Timber Press. p. 196. ISBN 978-1-60469-357-7.
  3. [3]
    Wanntorp, Livia (2007). "Pollinaria of Hoya (Marsdenieae, Apocynaceae): Shedding Light on Molecular Phylogenetics". Taxon. 56 (2): 465–478. doi:10.1002/tax.562017. ISSN 0040-0262. JSTOR 25065801.

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