Hoya multiflora Blume

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Hoya

Characteristics

Plants glabrous throughout except for corolla throat. Stems erect or decumbent, to 2.5 m tall, pale gray, yellowish when dry, with persistent leaf scars. Petiole 1-2 cm; leaf blade oblong-lanceolate, 8-18 × 2-6 cm, thick papery when dried, base cuneate, apex obtusely acuminate; lateral veins obscure. Inflorescences extra-axillary, subterminal, or terminal, hemispherical, many flowered; peduncle stout, 1.5-3 cm. Pedicel 3.5-7 cm. Sepals ovate, ca. 2.5 × 1.7 mm; glands many, linear. Corolla yellowish white with orange lobe apices, 1.6-1.8 cm, strongly reflexed from base; limb ca. 6 mm, throat white villous; lobes oblong-triangular, ca. 1.2 × 0.8 cm. Corona on distinct stalk; lobes yellow, narrowly lanceolate, 8-9 mm, outer angles extended into acuminate spurs, inner angles acuminate, higher than stigma head. Follicles linear-lanceolate in outline, 12-18 cm. Seeds ovate, ca. 4 × 2 mm; coma to 5 cm. Fl. May-Jul, fr. Sep-Dec.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support climber
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 2.0 - 2.5
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

Uses food medicinal
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Therapeutic use Diuretic (unspecified), Rheumatism (unspecified)
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Images

Flower

Hoya multiflora flower picture by Lenny Romauli Lenny (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Hoya multiflora world distribution map, present in China, Indonesia, India, Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:98577-1
WFO ID wfo-0000725388
COL ID 3MRW6
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Centrostemma cyrtoceras Centrostemma laurifolium Centrostemma lindleyanum Centrostemma micranthum Centrostemma multiflorum Centrostemma platypetalum Centrostemma yunnanense Cyrtoceras laurifolium Hoya celebica Hoya costantinii Hoya javanica Hoya multiflora Asclepias carnosa Cyrtoceras coriaceum Cyrtoceras elegans Cyrtoceras floribundum Cyrtoceras lindleyanum Cyrtoceras micranthum Cyrtoceras multiflorum Cyrtoceras reflexum Cyrtoceras uncinatum Hoya gongshanica Hoya lii Hoya reticulata Asclepias stellata Hoya elegans Centrostemma elegans