Biology:Hoya lanceolata
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Short description: Species of plant in the genus Hoya
Hoya lanceolata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Apocynaceae |
Genus: | Hoya |
Species: | H. lanceolata
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Binomial name | |
Hoya lanceolata Wall. ex D.Don
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Hoya lanceolata is a species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae. It is native to the Himalayas, Nepal, Assam, Bangladesh, Myanmar, south-central China, and Vietnam.[1] Its subspecies, Hoya lanceolata subsp. bella, the beautiful wax plant, has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit,[2] but some authorities recognize it as its own species, Hoya bella.[3]
References
- ↑ "Hoya lanceolata Wall. ex D.Don". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:98524-1.
- ↑ "Hoya lanceolata subsp. bella beautiful wax plant". The Royal Horticultural Society. https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/66804/Hoya-lanceolata-subsp-bella/Details.
- ↑ "Hoya bella Hook.". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:98387-1.
Wikidata ☰ Q162311 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoya lanceolata.
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