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Taxon:  Hoya carnosa (L. f.) R. Br.



Summary
Genus:
Hoya
Family:
Apocynaceae
Subfamily:
Asclepiadoideae
Tribe:
Marsdenieae
Nomen number:
103205
Place of publication:
Asclepiadeae 16. 1810 (Mem. Wern. Nat. Hist. Soc. 1:27. 1811)
Verified:
02/06/2012 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Hoya motoskei Teijsm. & Binn.
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Reference(s)
  1. Albers, F. & U. Meve, eds. 2002. Illustrated handbook of succulent plants: Asclepiadaceae 149.
  2. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
  3. Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
  4. Eggli, U. 1994. Sukkulenten Eugen Ulmer GmbH & Company.
  5. Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
  6. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  7. Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
  8. Li, H. L. et al., eds. 1975-1979. Flora of Taiwan.
  9. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
  10. Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.).
  11. Personal Care Products Council. INCI
  12. Smith, A. C. 1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova.
  13. Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. 1943-1980. Flora of Panama. Note: cultivated
  14. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
  15. Zhong Guo & Hua Jing. 1993. China floral encyclopaedia.
Common names
English
honeyplant –
waxflower –
waxplant –
German
Porzellanblume –
Swedish
porslinsblomma –
Transcribed Chinese
qiu lan –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaFujian Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangdong Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaYunnan Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanKyushu 
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanRyukyu Islands 
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaTaiwan  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaVietnam  
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaMalaysia  
2Cultivated    also cult.
4NaturalizedPacificSouthwestern PacificFiji  
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China [Fujian Sheng, Guangdong Sheng, Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu, Yunnan Sheng]
  • EASTERN ASIA: Japan [Kyushu, Ryukyu Islands], Taiwan
Asia-Tropical
  • INDO-CHINA: Vietnam
  • MALESIA: Malaysia
Cultivated (also cult.)
Naturalized
Pacific
  • SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC: Fiji
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Environmentalornamental Eggli, U. 1994. Sukkulenten Eugen Ulmer GmbH & Company.
Medicinesfolklore Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=103205. Accessed 26 April 2025.