Apocynaceae
Hoya

Hoya ovalifolia Wight & Arn.

First published in Contr. Bot. India: 37 (1834)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SW. & S. India, Sri Lanka. It is a climbing epiphyte or lithophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

India, Sri Lanka

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Dassanayake (ed.) (1983). A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon 4: 1-532. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. PVT. LTD., New Delhi, Calcutta.
  • Jagtap, A.P. & Singh, N.P. (1999). Fascicles of Flora of India 24: 1-332. Botanical Survey of India, New Delhi.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (1995). Flora of China 16: 1-479. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Jagtap, A.P. & Singh, N.P. (1999). Fascicles of Flora of India 24: 1-332. Botanical Survey of India, New Delhi.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
May 11, 2015 Wight, R. [31] India K000873109 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1921 Wight, R. [s.n.] K000873108 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8160] India K001129104 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 8160] Singapore K001129105 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

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