Apocynaceae
Hoya

Hoya purpureofusca Hook.

First published in Bot. Mag. 76: t. 4520 (1850)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Malesia to Lesser Sunda Islands (Bali). It is a climber and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Borneo, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Sumatera

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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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.
  • 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

  • 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Lobb, T. [4520] Indonesia K000894742 Type 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 2025. 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 2025. 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