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Hoya campanulata

C. L. Blume

Published in Bijdragen tot de Flora van Nederlandssch Indië 1064-1065 (1826) by Carl Ludwig von Blume. The name refers to the campanulate shape of the flowers. Hoya campanulata originates from Sumatra.

I bought a cutting of Hoya campanulata from Ted Green in 2006.  (Ted Green has named his plant Hoya cystiantha.) I got it in bloom early and the campanualte flowers spread a nice scent of citrus in the evenings. Overall it reminds of Hoya wallichii, but it is smaller in all measures. It can be tricky to grow supported on a

Plant
Leaves: thin, dark green, 13 cm long, 5 cm wide
Growth habit: shrubby
Flowers
No. in a cluster: 10-15
Size: 1.8 cm
Colour: white/creme, mauve tint on the back side
Form: campanulate
Scent: citrus
Nectar: not visible
Lastingness: 1 week

trellis as it does not twine and the stems break easily when trying to bend them. This hoya has thin leaves so I do not let it dry completely between waterings. I actually have this one in a selfwatering pot.

I got my cutting named Hoya cystiantha, but it is not possible to know how Hoya cystiantha looks as the original herbarium sheet is missing. Therefore it is not possible to identify this one as Hoya cystiantha.


To the left; the pollinarium which measures 0.75 mm.

 
 

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