Hoya polyneura
Hoya polyneura | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Apocynaceae |
Genus: | Hoya |
Species: | H. polyneura
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Binomial name | |
Hoya polyneura Hook.f.
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Hoya polyneura, commonly known as the fishtail hoya,[1] is a species of flowering plant in the genus Hoya found from the Himalayas to northwest Yunnan.[2] This species has a pendant, epiphytic growth habit, and its common name derives from the mermaid's tail shape and fine venation of the leaves.
References[]
- ^ Graf, Alfred Byrd (1986). Tropica: Color Cyclopedia of Exotic Plants and Trees for Warm-region Horticulture--in Cool Climate the Summer Garden Or Sheltered Indoors. Roehrs Company. ISBN 978-0-911266-23-8.
- ^ "Hoya polyneura Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 54 (1883).", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Categories:
- Apocynaceae stubs
- Hoya