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Hoya sp. cf. leytensis

 

I bought this hoya named Hoya ruscifolia but it isn't correct. For instance, if you read the description of Hoya ruscifolia in the publication (see Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 8:639 1844) you can read the following in latin "pedunculis brevissimis" which means that the peduncle is very short. By looking at the picture below (to the left) it's easily seen that this isn't the case for this hoya. I suspect this is Hoya leytensis, but I'm not 100% sure so I'll keep this one named Hoya sp. cf. leytensis until further notice.

Plant
Leaves: medium green, glabrous, elliptic, 5 cm long, 2.3 cm wide
Growth habit: hanging
Flowers
No. in a cluster: ~20
Size:  3 mm (6 mm measured flat)
Colour: light pink
Form: revolute
Scent: no
Nectar: not visible
Lastingness: ~5 days


Hoya sp. cf. leytensis is a small but lovely hoya. It does not take that much space and it flowers on a regular basis so I guess I'll keep this one for a while. I have my plant in a window facing east and I let it dry completely between waterings.


At the glance of an eye the flowers are very similar to Hoya bilobata, but I guess if you examine the flowers with a microscope differences will show. I took a few photos of them side by side. Go to the description of Hoya bilobata to see them.

 

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