ASCLEPIADEZ. 
few-flowered, shorter than the leaves ; corolla downy inside: with 
obtuse segments ; leaflets of corona convex above, with recurved 
edges: having the inner angles elongated, obtuse, and erect, 
exceeding the apiculated stigma. 5. ^. S. Native of Nipaul 
and Silhet. Nearly allied to H. carnósa, but very much smaller. 
Lanceolate-leaved Hoya. Shrub tw. 
* * * * Leaflets of corona elongated, triangular. 
21 H. rATrFÓLIA : twining; leaves broad-ovate, acuminated, 
obtuse or sub-cordate at the base, 3-nerved, fleshy, glabrous; 
peduncles many-flowered; segments of corolla obtuse, cuspidate ; 
leaflets of corona nearly equal in length to the corolla, coriaceous : 
having the inner angles erect, terete, obtuse; follicles subulate, 
slender. 5.^.S. Nativeof Penang. H. macrophylla, Wight, 
contrib. ind. bot. p. 38.—Wall. ascl. no. 138. unnamed. This is a 
magnificent plant; but the specimens from which the character 
. is drawn up was so much mutilated, as to be impossible to say 
with certainty that it belongs to the genus. Leaves 7-10 inches 
long, and 4-10 broad. 
Broad-leaved Hoya. 
* * * * * Corolla 5-parted, flat or reflexed. Segments of 
corona quite entire on the inner angles. Perhaps species of 
Tylóphora. 
22 H. MAcnoPHY'LLA (Blum. bijdr. p. 1063.) leaves 3-nerved, 
ovate or oval-oblong, acuminated, fleshy ; corolla silky inside. 
5.^.S. Native of Java, in calcareous soil, about Kuripan, 
and at the bottom of Mounts Gede and Salak, where it is called 
Aroy Kilampahan, and Aroy Kikandel lalakkie. It differs from 
H. carnosa, in. the leaves being nerved, larger, acuminated ; and 
sin the flowers being smaller. 
Large-leaved Hoya. Fl. year. Shrub tw. 
23 H. conr4'cEA (Blum. bijdr. 1063.) leaves almost veinless, 
oval, acute or acuminated, coriaceous, glabrous; corolla silky 
inside. h.%.S. Native of Java, among bushes, at the foot 
of Mount Salak. 
Coriaceous-leaved Hoya. Fl. Oct. Shrub tw. 
24 H. corona ria (Blum. bijdr. p. 1063.) leaves veinless, 
oval, acute, with recurved edges, coriaceous, villous beneath; 
corollas glabrous. h.%.S. Native of Java, on the mountains 
and banks about Rompien, where it is called 4roy Kilampahan. 
Corona Ariadna, Rumph. amb. 5. t. 172. 
Garland Hoya. Fl. year. Shrub tw. 
25 H. racundsa (Blum. bijdr. p. 1063.) leaves veinless, ovate, 
acuminated, glabrous, lacunose above, and convex beneath; 
corolla revolute, velvety-villous inside; leaflets of corona with- 
out furrows beneath. h.%™.S. Native of Java, about Buiten- 
zorg, on trees. 
Lacunose-leaved Hoya. Fl. year. Shrub tw. 
26 H. piversiror1a (Blum. bijdr. p. 1064.) leaves veinless, oval, 
acutish, or orbicular, fleshy, glabrous; corollas silky inside. h. 
^. S. Native of Java, in calcareous soil, about Kuripan and 
Batavia. 
Divers-leaved Hoya. Fl. year. Shrub tw. 
* * * * * * Corolla 5-cleft, reflexed. | Stamineous corona tubular 
at the base; leaflets of corona quite entire, having both the in- 
terior and exterior angles dramn out a considerable length. 
27 H. mutrirrora (Blum. bijdr. p. 1064.) stem shrubby, 
climbing ; leaves rather coriaceous, veiny, cuneate-oblong, or 
oblong-lanceolate, glabrous, paler beneath; corolla bearded at 
the base. ^.^. S. Native of Java, on the west side, on the 
mountains, among bushes, where it is called Tjunkankan. 
Many-flowered Hoya. Fl. year. Shrub tw. 
Shrub twining. 
* * * * * * * Corolla campanulate, angular, with 5 plaits ; 
leaflets of corona quite entire, with the inner angles ascending. 
28 H. caMPANULA' TA (Blum. bijdr. p. 1064.) stem shrubby, 
XXIII. Hova. 127 
climbing; leaves coriaceous, almost veinless, oblong, acumi- 
nated, glabrous ; corolla campanulate, glabrous. k. ^. S. 
Native of Java, with the preceding. 
Campanulate-flowered Hoya. Fl. year. Shrub tw. 
RR *® * Corolla 5-parted, flat, or reflexed. Leaflets of 
corona emarginate on the outer angles. Acanthostémma. Blum. 
bijdr. p. 1065. 
29 H. Ru'weuu (Blum. bijdr. p. 1065.) leaves veinless, ob- 
long-lanceolate, acuminated, fleshy, glabrous, flat, and paler be- 
neath; corolla rather silky inside. h.%.S. Native of Java, 
and the Moluccas, on the mountains.—Rumph. amb. 5. t. 175. 
fa 
Var. B, longifolia (Blum. l. c.) leaves long-acuminated, with 
recurved edges ; corolla glabrous. h. ^. S. Native of Java, 
near Tuju, on the mountains of Megamendung. 
Rumphius's Hoya. Fl. year. Shrub tw. 
30 H. pu'sera (Blum. bijdr. p. 1065.) leaves small, veinless, 
oval-oblong, acute, fleshy, downy ; corolla hairy inside. h. ^. 
S. Native of the Island of Nusee-Kambanga, on trees by the 
sea-side. 
Downy Hoya. Fl. Oct. Nov. Shrub tw. 
+ The flowers of the following three species are unknown ; 
but, nevertheless, it is probable they belong to the section Hoye 
vere. 
31 H. Fintaysonia‘na (Wight, l. c.) twining, glabrous ; 
branches terete; leaves oblong-lanceolate, bluntly acuminated, 
reticulated above in the dried state, veinless beneath, on short 
petioles. b. ^. S. Native, probably, of Penang. Hoya, 
Wall. ascl. no 42. Leaves 5-7 inches long, and 1-2 broad. 
Finlayson's Hoya. Shrub twining. 
32 H. onsrusiróLtA (Wight. l. c.) twining, glabrous; leaves 
fleshy, oval-oblong, obtuse at both ends, cuspidate, shining 
above, transversely and obscurely veined beneath, in the 
dried state; peduncles almost one-half shorter than the leaves, 
many-flowered. h.™.S. Native of the East Indies. Hoya, 
Wall. ascl. no. 38. From the variation of the leaves, this species 
would appear to rank near H. füsca. 
Obtuse-leaved Hoya. Shrub tw. 
33 H. AwNGusrIFOLIA (Trail, in hort. trans. 7. p. 29.) leaves 
narrow-lanceolate, h.™.S. Native of China. 
Narrow-leaved Hoya. Shrub twining. 
§ 2. Leaves membranous. Leaflets of corona without any 
furrow beneath, 
34 H. viripirtora (R. Br. in mem. wern. soc. 1. p. 26.) 
twining; leaves ovate, or cordate, acuminated, membranous, 
glabrous ; corolla glabrous : with ovate, acutish segments ; leaflets 
of corona flat above, oboval, very blunt, with the inner angles 
short and obtuse; follicles thick, divaricate, obtuse, clothed 
with rusty mealiness. 5. ^. S. Native on the coast of Coro- 
mandel, frequent ; and at Morang and Gongachora, and Silhet. 
Wall. ascl. no. 24, exclusive of f. 26. and 60 c. Wight, in 
Hook. bot. misc. 2. p. 98. suppl. t. 1. Asclépias volübilis, Lin. 
suppl. 170. Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 36.  Asclépias viridiflora, 
Roxb. in. mus. or. t. 611.  Apócynum tilizefólium, Lam. dict. 
1. p. 214.—Rheed. mal. 9. t. 15. Flowers green. 
Var. a, alpina (Wight, and Arnott, contrib. ind. bot. p. 39.) 
flowers larger; segments of corolla obtuse. bh.^. S. Wight, 
cat. no. 1523. b. Wall. ascl. no. 25. Native of the Neel- 
gherries. 
Green-flowered Hoya. Fl? Clt.? Shrub tw. 
$5 H. Lacu'na (Ham. herb. ex Wight, and Arnott, contrib. 
ind. bot. p. 59.) twining; leaves between coriaceous and mem- 
branous, cordate or ovate, acuminated, downy above, and velvety 
beneath ; segments of corolla obtuse; leaflets of corona with 
