Apocynaceae
Hoya

Hoya latifolia G.Don

First published in Gen. Hist. 4: 127 (1837)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Myanmar to W. Malesia. It is a climbing epiphyte or lithophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Borneo, Jawa, Malaya, Myanmar, Sumatera, Thailand

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • (2025). https://www.nparks.gov.sg/sbg/research/publications/gardens'-bulletin-singapore/-/media/sbg/gardens-bulletin/gbs_77_01_y2025/77_01_12_y2025_v77p1_gbs_pg149.pdf. epublication.
  • Albers, F. & Meve, U. (eds.) (2002). Illustrated handbook of succulent plants Asclepiadaceae, corr. 2nd printing: 1-318. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg,New York.
  • Lamb, A. & Rodda, M. (2016). A guide to Hoyas of Borneo: 1-204. Natural history publications (Borneo).
  • Middleton, J.D. (ed.) (2019). Flora of Singapore 13: 1-654. Singapore Botanic Gardens.
  • Rahayu, S. & Wanntorp, L. (2012). Notes on the species diversity of Hoya (Apocynaceae - Asclepiadoideae) of Sumatra. Asklepios 113: 17-26.
  • Rahayu, S. (2012). Hoya (Apocynaceae: Asclepiadoideae) diversity in Gunung Gede Pangrango national park, west Java, Indonesia. Reinwardtia 13: 331-339.

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.
  • Rahayu, S. & Wanntorp, L. (2012). Notes on the species diversity of Hoya (Apocynaceae - Asclepiadoideae) of Sumatra. Asklepios 113: 17-26.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
s.coll. [8165] Malaysia K000895123 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 8165] Malaysia Hoya macrophylla K001129111 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8165] Hoya macrophylla K001129112 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • 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 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 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 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0