Biology:Hoya bhutanica
| Hoya bhutanica | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Hoya |
| Species: | H. bhutanica
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| Binomial name | |
| Hoya bhutanica Grierson & D.G.Long
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Hoya bhutanica is a species of epiphytic climbing shrub endemic to Bhutan.[2] It is currently classified as endangered in the IUCN Red List.[1]
Description
It is similar to Hoya parasitica (which is now regarded as included within Hoya verticillata). The leaves are up to 15 cm long, fleshy, elliptic to narrowly so in shape, with acuminate apex. The leaf base is cuneate with three nerves at the base. Flowers are about 2 cm across, with white lobes and a purple centre. It is an extensive glabrous creeper with slender stems to 5 metres.[3]
Range
Hoya bhutanica is currently known only from Bhutan.[2]
Habitat
It is an epiphyte on trees in dense forest.[3] It is mainly found in the wet tropical biome.[4]
Etymology
The species epithet was given from Bhutan, the name of the country where the holotype of this species was found by the southern border with India near Hatisar (Hati Sahar), now called Gelephu. That specimen was found on the 17th of March 1949 at 450 metres altitude.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Hoya bhutanica: Bhutan Endemic Flowering Plants Workshop: The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T84487492A84548403". IUCN Red List. 26 November 2015. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T84487492A84548403.en.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 National Biodiversity Centre, Bhutan (11 November 2015). Plants Endemic to Bhutan Himalaya. ISBN 9789993676355.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Grierson, Andrew J. C.; Long, David G. (1999). Flora of Bhutan: including a record of plants from Sikkim and Darjeeling Volume 2, Number 2. Huddersfield: Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh & Royal Government of Bhutan. p. 719. ISBN 1872291430. https://archive.org/details/dli.pahar.3706/page/718/mode/2up. Retrieved 30 August 2026.
- ↑ "Hoya bhutanica Grierson & D.G.Long | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:98390-1.
- ↑ Ludlow, F.; Sherriff, G.; Hicks, J.H. (1949). "Hoya bhutanica Grierson & D.G.Long Collector Number 18506". GBIF Secretariat. https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxonKey=3MRKQ&entity=o_1057024337. "Holotype...Natural History Museum (London) Collection Specimens... Catalogue number BM001014258"
Wikidata ☰ Q4040797 entry
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