Apocynaceae
Hoya

Hoya obtusifolia Wight

First published in Contr. Bot. India: 38 (1834)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Indo-China to W. Malesia. It is an epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Borneo, Jawa, Malaya, Myanmar, Sumatera, Thailand

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Jagtap, A.P. & Singh, N.P. (1999). Fascicles of Flora of India 24: 1-332. Botanical Survey of India, New Delhi.
  • Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1-590.
  • Lamb, A. & Rodda, M. (2016). A guide to Hoyas of Borneo: 1-204. Natural history publications (Borneo).
  • Rahayu, S. & Wanntorp, L. (2012). Notes on the species diversity of Hoya (Apocynaceae - Asclepiadoideae) of Sumatra. Asklepios 113: 17-26.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Jagtap, A.P. & Singh, N.P. (1999). Fascicles of Flora of India 24: 1-332. Botanical Survey of India, New Delhi.
  • Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1-590.
  • Lamb, A. & Rodda, M. (2016). A guide to Hoyas of Borneo: 1-204. Natural history publications (Borneo).
  • 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?
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 8167] Malaysia K001129116 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 8167] Malaysia K001129115 Unknown Type Material Yes
Teysmann, J.E. [s.n.] Indonesia K000894744 Unknown Type Material Yes
Helfer, J.W. [3790] K000873067 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wight, R. [s.n.] Malaysia K000895115 Lectotype Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • 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 2024. 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 2024. 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