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Hoya praetorii (long leaves)

F. A. W. Miquel

Published in Flora van Nederlandsch Indië 2 526 by F. A. W. Miquel. This volume was published in seven parts between 1856 and 1859. The parts (and years they where published) are not evident from the book I've seen. Hoya praetorii originates from Indonesia. It was collected on Sumatra and it's named after its collector, C. F. E. Praetorius.

This clone of Hoya praetorii is rare. The leaves are longer and narrower than the ones of the more common clone of Hoya praetorii. They have no silver. The flowers are also slightly

Plant
Leaves: dark green, no silver, 24 cm long, 7 cm wide
Growth habit: shrubby
Flowers
No. in a cluster: ~10
Size: 2.4 cm (measured flat), height 1.9 cm  
Colour: orange corolla, beige/wine red corona 
Form: reflexed
Scent: weak
Nectar: not visible
Lastingness: less than two weeks 

larger. The shape of the corona differs slightly as well. I like this one much because of the large leaves. Hoya praetorii can be tricky to grow. It needs much more water and nutrition than the average hoya.

 


To the left; a picture of the pollinarium.

 
 

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