Apocynaceae
Hoya

Hoya diptera Seem.

First published in Fl. Vit.: 163 (1866)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Vanuatu, Fiji. It is a climber and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Fiji, Vanuatu

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Albers, F. & Meve, U. (eds.) (2002). Illustrated handbook of succulent plants Asclepiadaceae, corr. 2nd printing: 1-318. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg,New York.
  • Kloppenburg, D. & Wayman, A. (2007). The world of Hoyas a book of pictures, rev. ed.,: 1-249. Orca publishing company, Central Point, Oregon.
  • Plunkett, G.M., Ranker, T.A., Sam, C. & Balick, M.J. (2022). Towards a checklist of the vascular flora of Vanuatu. Candollea 77: 105-118.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Albers, F. & Meve, U. (eds.) (2002). Illustrated handbook of succulent plants Asclepiadaceae, corr. 2nd printing: 1-318. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg,New York.
  • Kloppenburg, D. & Wayman, A. (2007). The world of Hoyas a book of pictures, rev. ed.,: 1-249. Orca publishing company, Central Point, Oregon.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Wheatley, J.I. [721], Vanuatu 55056.000 No
Seemann, B.C. [320], Fiji K000911159 Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0