Hoya parasitica
- Habit
- Climber
- Found in India
- Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh
- Flowering
- June-July
How to identify Hoya parasitica
Identify Hoya parasitica by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a climber habit.
- Confirm leaf arrangement: Opposite.
- Confirm leaf shape: Thick waxy succulent.
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- Confirm flower arrangement: Umbel.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: June-July.
- In India, compare location records such as Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Hoya parasitica
- Genus
- Hoya
- Family
- Asclepiadaceae
- Habit
- Climber
- Distribution
- India incl. Andamans, Bangladesh, Singapore, Malacca
- Found in India
- Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- June-July
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf arrangement
- OppositerecordedTwo leaves arise from the stem at the same point, facing each other.“Leaves are arranged in opposite pairs and have 3 or 5 veins.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf shape
- Thick waxy succulentrecorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Hoya parasitica itself; the rest are typical of the Asclepiadaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
- Flower arrangement
- UmbelrecordedFlower stalks all radiate from a single point, like umbrella ribs.“Flowers are produced in racemes but appear to be in umbels.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Follicle
Characters marked “recorded” are for Hoya parasitica itself; the rest are typical of the Asclepiadaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Hoya parasitica
Hoya parasitica is a climber in the Asclepiadaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Arunachal Pradesh. Flowering and fruiting run from June to July.
Asclepiadaceae
Milkweed Family
Hoya parasitica belongs to the Asclepiadaceae family.
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