Hoya pubicalyx

Hoya pubicalyx
Hoya pubicalyx growing at the Jardin botanique de Lyon
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Apocynaceae
Genus:	Hoya
Species:	H. pubicalyx
Binomial name
Hoya pubicalyx Merr.

Hoya pubicalyx is a species of flowering plant in the genus Hoya native to the Philippines. ^[1]

Description

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.^{[ citation needed ]}

References

1. "Hoya pubicalyx Merr., Philipp. J. Sci., C 13: 331 (1918).", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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. 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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