Biology:Hoya bicolensis

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Short description: Species of plant

Hoya bicolensis
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Hoya
Species:
H. bicolensis
Binomial name
Hoya bicolensis
Kloppenb., Siar & Cajano, 2012[1][2][3]

Hoya bicolensis is an endemic[3][1]:34 species of porcelainflower or wax plant found in the Philippines ,[3] an Asclepiad species of flowering plant in the dogbane family Apocynaceae described in 2012 by Kloppenburg, Siar & Cajano. Hoya bicolensis belongs to the genus Hoya.[1][2]

Etymology

The specific epithet in the scientific name, bicolensis was named after the Bicol region, a region at the southernmost tip of Luzon island, the place where the species was collected.[1]:42

References

Wikidata ☰ Q18072887 entry