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Hoya burmanica (SV474)

R. A. Rolfe

Published in Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information 343-344 (1920) by Robert Allen Rolfe. Hoya burmanica is named for its origin in Burma.

Hoya burmanica (SV474) is one of the two clones of Hoya burmanica which Arne Kastberg found on his trip to Burma in 2007. The other one has clone number SV473. It was collected on 1000 meter above sea level in a mountain area in Shan State.

Hoya burmanica is a cold growing species which tolerates

Plant
Leaves: thin, medium green, 11 cm long, 3 cm wide
Growth habit: shrubby 
Flowers
No. in a cluster: 5-10
Size: 1.6 cm
Colour: yellow corolla, yellow corona with red centre
Form: flat
Scent: weak
Nectar: no
Lastingness: about a week

temperatures less than 0°C. When it has started to bloom it continues to produce new buds and it blooms in almost every node. Hoya burmanica has a shrubby growth so it will need some help if you want to grow it supported by a trellis. I guess it would grow well in a hanging basket as well.


To the right; the pollinarium which measures 0.8 mm.
 

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