Hoya lanceolata is a species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae. It is native to the Himalayas, Nepal, Assam, Bangladesh, Myanmar, south-central China, and Vietnam.[1] Its subspecies, Hoya lanceolata subsp. bella, the beautiful wax plant, has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit,[2] but some authorities recognize it as its own species, Hoya bella.[3]
Hoya lanceolata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Apocynaceae |
Genus: | Hoya |
Species: | H. lanceolata
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Binomial name | |
Hoya lanceolata |
References
edit- ^ "Hoya lanceolata Wall. ex D.Don". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ "Hoya lanceolata subsp. bella beautiful wax plant". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ "Hoya bella Hook". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 9 April 2021.