Taxon: Hoya carnosa (L. f.) R. Br.

• the 1 historical accession(s) associated with this name.
• Check PlantSearch database of Botanic Gardens Conservation International for possible non-NPGS germplasm.

Common names:

• honeyplant   (Source: Hortus 3 ) – English
  
• waxflower   (Source: Ill Hdb Succ Pl Ascl ) – English
  
• waxplant   (Source: World Econ Pl ) – English
  
• qiu lan   (Source: F ChinaEng ) – Transcribed Chinese
  
• Porzellanblume   (Source: Zander Ency ) – German
  
• porslinsblomma   (Source: Vara kulturvaxt namn ) – Swedish
  

Economic importance:

• Environmental: ornamental   (fide Dict Gard; Sukkulenten)
  
• Medicines: folklore   (fide F ChinaEng)
  

Distributional range:

• ASIA-TEMPERATE
  China: China - Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan
  Eastern Asia: Japan - Kyushu, Ryukyu Islands; Taiwan
• ASIA-TROPICAL
  Indo-China: Vietnam
  Malesia: Malaysia

• PACIFIC
  Southwestern Pacific: Fiji

• also cultivated

References:

• Albers, F. & U. Meve, eds. 2002. Illustrated handbook of succulent plants: Asclepiadaceae.
• Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson. 2009. Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin).
• Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959–. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
• Eggli, U. 1994. Sukkulenten.
• Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen.
• Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening.
• Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993–. Flora of Japan.
• Li, H. L. et al., eds. 1975–1979. Flora of Taiwan.
• Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
• Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.).
• Smith, A. C. 1979–1991. Flora vitiensis nova.
• Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. 1943–1980. Flora of Panama. [cultivated].
• Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994–. Flora of China (English edition).
• Zhong Guo & Hua Jing. 1993. China floral encyclopaedia.
• The Hoyan.

More:

Search AGRICOLA article citation database for citations referencing Hoya carnosa.

Search NCBI's Entrez search engine for PubMed citations referencing Hoya carnosa.

Search Biodiversity Heritage Library for historical publications referencing Hoya carnosa.

Synonyms:

• (=) Hoya motoskei Teijsm. & Binn.
  (previously associated with 1 accession)

Check other web resources for Hoya carnosa (L. f.) R. Br.:

• Flora of China: Online version from Harvard University
• TROPICOS: Nomenclatural and Specimen Database of the Missouri Botanical Garden
• Mansfeld: Mansfeld's World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops
• ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
• AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
• Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.

Images:

• Seeds: U.S. National Seed Herbarium image

More:

• Check PlantSystematics.org for additional images
• Images Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

Abbreviations & symbols in GRIN Taxonomy

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