SPECIAL ANNEX - 23rd Issue, Vol. 3, No. 8-B ISSN 2094-1765 August 2010 GREAT VARIETY AND COLOR IN PHILIPPINE WAX PLANT or HOYA Edited by Norberto R. Bautista Hoya is a genus of 200-300 species of tropical climbing plants in the family Apocynaceae (Dogbane),...
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SPECIAL ANNEX - 23rd Issue, Vol. 3, No. 8-B ISSN 2094-1765 August 2010 GREAT VARIETY AND COLOR IN PHILIPPINE WAX PLANT or HOYA Edited by Norberto R. Bautista Hoya is a genus of 200-300 species of tropical climbing plants in the family Apocynaceae (Dogbane), native to southern Asia (India east to southern China and southward), Australia, and Polynesia. Common names for this genus are waxplant, waxvine, waxflower or simply Hoya. This genus was named by botanist Robert Brown, in honor of his friend, botanist Thomas Hoy. Here are some varieties of Hoya mindorensis, see their great variety in a single species. 1
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