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	Hoya lacunosa (IML 1648)
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Origin: Indonesia & Malaysia
Publication: Bijdragen tot de Flora van Nederlandsch Indië, p. 1063
Author: Blume
Year: 1826

Hoya lacunosa IML 1648 was collected in southern Thailand. A Thai man namned Poonsak helped David Liddle collecting it and therefore his name is often used for identifying this one from other forms of Hoya lacunosa.

It is my favourite among the lacunosas, mainly because of the nice looking leaves. They are quite small, only 4 cm long, and dark green with a lot of silver flecks. They are also thicker than the leaves of other lacunosas in my collection. The leaves do not hang down, but grow

Plant
Leaves: dark green, some silver flecks, 4 cm long, 1 cm wide
Growth habit: hanging/climbing
Flowers
No. in a cluster: 20-25
Size: 6 mm (10 mm measured flat)
Colour: white corolla and yellow/light green corona
Form: revolute
Scent: like perfume
Nectar: some
Lastingness: about a week

upwards or horisontal, which gives the whole plant a sprawling impression.

This is a hoya best suited for the hanging basket although it has climbing abilities. A few cuttings in the basket makes a nice looking plant. It tolerates drought, but is growing and flowering much better if it does not dry completely between waterings.


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