Biology:Hoya mitrata

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Short description: Species of plant

Hoya mitrata
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Hoya
Species:
H. mitrata
Binomial name
Hoya mitrata
Synonyms[1]
  • Hoya darwinii Loher
  • Hoya wallichiana Decne.

Hoya mitrata is a widespread species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae.[2] It is native to southern Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo, and the Philippines.[1] A climbing epiphyte or lithophyte, it is typically found in the wet tropical biome.[2] It has two types of leaves, with one type forming myrmecodomatia for the ants it hosts.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q18074002 entry