✿Asclepiadaceae · Hoya
Wax Plant
Hoya carnosa
Climberoutdoor
- Habit
- Climber
- Found in India
- Assam, Kerala, Meghalaya & more
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Hoya carnosa
- Genus
- Hoya
- Family
- Asclepiadaceae
- Habit
- Climber
- Native to
- Queensland
- Found in India
- Assam, Kerala, Meghalaya, West Bengal
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- CordaterecordedHeart-shaped, with a notch at the base.“The perennial leaves are wide oval to longitudinal oval or heart-shaped.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Wax Plant itself; the rest are typical of the Asclepiadaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Pinkrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Follicle
Characters marked “recorded” are for Wax Plant itself; the rest are typical of the Asclepiadaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Wax Plant
Wax plant (Hoya carnosa) is a climber in the Asclepiadaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Assam, Kerala, Meghalaya and 1 other states.
Uses
Locally it is stripped for fibre used in rope and matting.
Botanical family
Asclepiadaceae
Milkweed Family
Wax Plant belongs to the Asclepiadaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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