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Hoya kenejiana

Schlechter

Published in Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie by Schlechter 50 114 (1913) by Schlechter. Hoya kenejiana originates from Papua New Guinea. It was collected by Schlechter in North-East of Papua New Guinea. It is named after the place where it was found, namely Kenejia.

It was not until I placed my plant in a window facing south, without no shading, that my plant got in bloom for the first time. It seems to love sunlight and tolerates drought so I

Plant
Leaves: thin, visible veins, 10 cm long, 6 cm wide
Growth habit: climbing
Flowers
No. in a cluster: ~15
Size: 1.4 cm
Colour: yellow corolla and corona
Form: flat
Scent: none
Nectar: yes, some
Lastingness: 4-5 days

think Hoya kenejiana is easy to grow. It is a climber and the leaves are medium green with visible veins. They are quite thin. The peduncle of this one is very thin, about 0.3 mm wide.

Below to the right: the pollinarium which measures 0.6 mm.

 
 

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