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Hoya lanceolata (Hoya lanceolata)

Description

Hoya lanceolata is a species of the genus of wax flowers Hoya from the subfamily of the plant plants.It grows epithetically up in trees. The leaves are lance-shaped and 2-5 cm long. The fragrant flowers sit 3-10 together in hanging screens. The crown is white and 1.3 cm in diameter with a star shaped red chicory. The species grows in mountain forests from the Himalayas to northern Myanmar It is divided into two subspecies subsp. lanceolata and subsp. bella The latter subspecies are a common nursery with the Norwegian name dwarf wax flower It is usually grown as ample plant.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Gentianales

            • Family: Apocynaceae

              • Genus: Hoya