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Hoya carnosa
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Duncan Road, Suburbs, Bulawayo
Photo: Bart Wursten
Duncan Road, Suburbs, Bulawayo
Photo: Bart Wursten
Duncan Road, Suburbs, Bulawayo
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| Common names: | Wax plant (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Introduced. Doubtful as a naturalised escape. |
| Description: |
Perennial climber, widely cultivated in green houses and tropical gardens. Stems 2-3 m long, milky sap present. Leaves opposite, rather thick and fleshy, dark green above, much paler below. Flowers in dense umbel-like axillary heads. Corolla flat, white to pink, thick and wax-like, covered in short furry papillae; corona smooth and wax-like, star-shaped, white with a red centre. |
| Notes: | It has been recorded from the Central Division of Zimbabwe but it is doubtful whether this concerns a truly naturalized specimen. |
| Derivation of specific name: | carnosa: fleshy, soft but firm |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Southern China to Japan and Taiwan. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | C |
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| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Tuesday 14 July 2009 |
| Literature: |
Bailey, L.H. (1949). Manual of Cultivated Plants Revised edition. Macmillan, New York. Page 816. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 21. |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Hoya carnosaBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Hoya carnosa
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Hoya carnosa
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JSTOR Plant Science: Hoya carnosa
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Hoya carnosa
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Wikipedia: Hoya carnosa
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