Nannarappachcha / Pendulous Wax Flower
Hoya wightii
- Habit
- Climber
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering
- April-August
How to identify Nannarappachcha
Identify Nannarappachcha 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.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Pendulous hanging flower clusters.
- Confirm leaf shape: Thick waxy succulent.
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: April-August.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu.
- Confirm it sits within the Asclepiadaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Nannarappachcha.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Hoya wightii
- Genus
- Hoya
- Family
- Asclepiadaceae
- Habit
- Climber
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering & fruiting
- April-August
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Thick waxy succulentrecorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Nannarappachcha itself; the rest are typical of the Asclepiadaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Follicle
Characters marked “recorded” are for Nannarappachcha itself; the rest are typical of the Asclepiadaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- Nannarappachcha
About Nannarappachcha
A member of the Asclepiadaceae family, Pendulous Wax Flower (Hoya wightii) is a climber. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. It grows in evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from April to August.
Asclepiadaceae
Milkweed Family
Nannarappachcha belongs to the Asclepiadaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
Explore the Asclepiadaceae familySnap it. Know it.
Point your camera at Nannarappachcha or any plant and SASYA identifies it instantly — on-device, offline, and private.
Common plant problems
If you are starting from symptoms instead of a diagnosis, use the plant disease symptom checker to narrow the cause before treating.
All plant problem & care guides