Biology:Hoya multiflora

Short description: Species of plant

Hoya multiflora
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Apocynaceae
Genus:	Hoya
Species:	H. multiflora
Binomial name
Hoya multiflora Blume
Synonyms
29 synonyms Centrostemma multiflorum (Blume) Decne. Cyrtoceras multiflorum (Blume) Heynh. Asclepias carnosa Blanco Asclepias stellata Burm. ex Decne. Centrostemma cyrtoceras Meisn. Centrostemma elegans Blume Centrostemma floribunda Bosse Centrostemma laurifolium Blume Centrostemma lindleyanum Decne. Centrostemma micranthum Blume Centrostemma platypetalum Merr. Centrostemma yunnanense P.T.Li Cyrtoceras coriaceum Heynh. Cyrtoceras elegans (Blume) Miq. Cyrtoceras floribundum Maund Cyrtoceras laurifolium Miq. Cyrtoceras lindleyanum (Decne.) Miq. Cyrtoceras micranthum (Blume) Miq. Cyrtoceras reflexum Benn. Cyrtoceras uncinatum Teijsm. & Binn. Hoya celebica Boerl. Hoya coriacea Lindl. Hoya costantinii P.T.Li Hoya elegans (Blume) Boerl. Hoya gongshanica P.T.Li Hoya javanica Boerl. Hoya lii C.M.Burton Hoya lindleyana (Decne.) Fern.-Vill. Hoya reticulata Costantin

Hoya multiflora, commonly known as shooting star hoya, is a species of evergreen tropical plants in the oleander and frangipani family Apocynaceae. It is an epiphytic shrub to about 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) tall, producing large clusters of distinctive "shooting star" flowers. It is native to Assam, Bangladesh, southern China, Indo-China and Malesia.

External links

• See a map of this species' distribution at GBIF
• View observations of this species on iNaturalist
• See images of this species on Flickriver.com

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