Hoya retusa explained

Hoya retusa is a species of flowering plant in the genus Hoya native to India and the eastern Himalayas. It is an epiphyte.[1] [2] The plant's specific epithet retusa refers to the shape, with retuse meaning it has a rounded leaf apex with a notch. It grows in a trailing habit and the foliage is succulent.[3] Hoya retusa grows in clumps with long stems hanging downwards. The leaves arise in clusters. The flowers are fragrant, star-shaped having creamy petals and red corona at center.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: The Indian Forester. 1906. R.P. Sharma. en.
  2. Book: Records of the Botanical Survey of India. 1902. Office of Superintendent of Government Print., India. en.
  3. Wanntorp. Livia. Forster. Paul I.. 2007. Phylogenetic Relationships between Hoya and the Monotypic Genera Madangia, Absolmsia, and Micholitzia (Apocynaceae, Marsdenieae): Insights from Flower Morphology. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 94. 1. 36–55. 10.3417/0026-6493(2007)94[36:PRBHAT]2.0.CO;2. 40035493. 83695201 . 0026-6493.
  4. Web site: 2022-10-23 . Hoya Retusa: Care And Propagation - Succulent Path . 2023-10-16 . en-US.

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