Genus: Hoya
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Order: Gentianales > Family:
Apocynaceae > Subfamily: Asclepiadoideae
About 200-300 species of tropical climbing plants, native to
southern Asia, Australia and Polynesia. Sixteen species are cultivated in
southern Africa.
Other species, cultivated in southern Africa
List from Glen (2002)
Hoya acuta
Native from India to Malaysia. |
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Hoya anulata
Native from Indonesia to Australia. |
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Hoya australis
Native to Australia. |
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Hoya bella
Native from Burma to Indonesia. |
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Hoya carnosa
Native to Australia and China. |
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Hoya diversifolia
Native from Burma to Malaysia. |
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Hoya lacunosa
Native to Malaysia. |
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Hoya lanceolata
Native to Nepal. |
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Hoya limoniaca
Native to New Caledonia. |
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Hoya longifolia
Native to India and Sikkim. |
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Hoya macrophylla
Native to Indonesia. |
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Hoya motoskei
Native to Indonesia. |
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Hoya multiflora
Native to Indonesia. |
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Hoya pottsii
Native to India. |
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Hoya revoluta
Native from Malaysia to New Guinea. |
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Hoya ridleyi
Native to Malaysia and Indonesia. |
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