Tiny-leaf porcelain flower hoya (Hoya curtisii)
Description
Hoya curtisii grows as a spiraling, epiphytic , perennial herbaceous plant. The shoot axes measure only about 0.2 cm in diameter. The opposite arranged leaves are stalked short. The fleshy to slightly succulent, simple leaf blade is almost roundish or elliptic with a long extended tip. The surface is dark green with numerous silvery spots. The leaves measure 1.5 cm in length and 1.5 to 2 cm in width. The inflorescence contains up to about 30 flowers (10 to 25 flowers ). The hermaphrodite, radial symmetry, fünfzählige flower has a diameter of about 2 cm. The five petals are bent back in the fully inflated state, but slightly curved inwards. The top is densely hairy. The color varies from dull yellow, greenish-yellow to yellowish-brown. The Nebenkrone is creamy white with a red center. Hoya curtisii is a tiny creeper is one of the smallest hoyas we grow with ½" heart-shaped leaves accented by silver mottling. Its habit is dense with a clinging nature that covers the container like a mat. Perfect for use as a ground cover in the pots of larger plants. The flowers have a lovely fragrance. Hoya is an Asclepiad genus of 200–300 species of tropical plants in the family Apocynaceae (Dogbane). Most are native to Asia including India, China, Thailand, Malaysia, Việt Nam, and Indonesia, There is a great diversity of species in the Philippines, and species in Polynesia, New Guinea, and Australia. Common names for this genus are waxplant, waxvine, waxflower or simply hoya.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Gentianales
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Family: Apocynaceae
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Genus: Hoya
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