Hoya verticillata
| Claret hoya | |
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| In flower at Crystal Cascades near Cairns, Queensland | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Hoya |
| Species: | H. verticillata
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| Binomial name | |
| Hoya verticillata | |
| Synonyms[3] | |
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Hoya verticillata, commonly known as claret hoya, is a species of climber in the oleander and frangipani family Apocynaceae. It is found from India to southern China, through southeast Asia to the state of Queensland, Australia.[3][4]
Description
This plant is a root climber but may also twine around objects, and all parts exude a white sap when broken. Leaves are arranged in opposite pairs and have 3 or 5 veins. Flowers are produced in racemes but appear to be in umbels.
Taxonomy
In Australia, this species is known as Hoya pottsii,[2][1][4] which Plants of the World Online (POWO) considers to be a synonym of H. verticillata.[3]
Infraspecies
As of March 2025, POWO accepts the following three varieties:[3]
- Hoya verticillata var. citrina (Ridl.) Veldkamp
- Hoya verticillata var. hendersonii (Kiew) Kloppenb.
- Hoya verticillata var. verticillata
Conservation
This species is listed as least concern under the Queensland Government's Nature Conservation Act.[1] As of 7 March 2025, it has not been assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
References
- ^ a b c "Species profile—Hoya pottsii". Queensland Department of Environment and Science. Queensland Government. 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
- ^ a b "Hoya pottsii". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
- ^ a b c d e "Hoya verticillata (Vahl) G.Don". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2025. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
- ^ a b F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Hoya pottsii J.Traill". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
External links
- View a map of herbarium collections of this species at the Australasian Virtual Herbarium
- View observations of this species on iNaturalist
- View images of this species on Flickriver.com