Hoya pubicalyx is a species of flowering plant in the genus Hoya native to the Philippines.[1] Sometimes confused for Hoya carnosa,[2] it has succulent, lanceolate foliage and grows in a vining habit epiphytically.[3] Kept as a houseplant in temperate climates, it can be found in variegated forms in nurseries. The Philippine five-centavo coin of the New Generation Currency Series features the flowers of this plant.
| Hoya pubicalyx | |
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| Hoya pubicalyx growing at the Jardin botanique de Lyon | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Hoya |
| Species: | H. pubicalyx
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| Binomial name | |
| Hoya pubicalyx Merr.
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References edit
- ^ "Hoya pubicalyx Merr., Philipp. J. Sci., C 13: 331 (1918).", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Dortort, Fred (2014-11-19). The Timber Press Guide to Succulent Plants of the World: A Comprehensive Reference to More than 2000 Species. Timber Press. p. 196. ISBN 978-1-60469-357-7.
- ^ Wanntorp, Livia (2007). "Pollinaria of Hoya (Marsdenieae, Apocynaceae): Shedding Light on Molecular Phylogenetics". Taxon. 56 (2): 465–478. doi:10.1002/tax.562017. ISSN 0040-0262. JSTOR 25065801.
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