XCII. ASCLEPIADACE^E. 
[. Hoya . 
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across, white pubescent inside, lobes triangular. Corona thin, lower 
lobes upcurved, ovate blunt, upper ovate acute, longer than anther. 
Hab. Lowlands on trees. Singapore, Chan Chu Kang; Bukit 
Mandai, Malacca between Jasin and Ayer Bombo (Maingay). 
Perak (Seortechini); Larut (Kunstler). Distrib. Sumatra, Java, 
Borneo. 
(4) H. diversifolia Bl. Bijdr. 1064; King, l.c. 570. 
Long climber. Leaves fleshy very thick, broad elliptic or 
blunt ovate, base round; nerves 4 to 6 pairs (visible only when 
dry); 2 to 4 in. long, 1*5 to 2-5 in. wide; petioles -25 to 75 in. 
long. Peduncles thick, 1 to 2-5 in. long, rachis lengthening to 
over 1 in long, thick; pedicels -5 in. long. Flowers greenish white, 
with corona pink or all pink, -25 to *35 in. wide. Corolla velvety 
inside, lobes ovate blunt. Corona, lower lobes oval blunt. Follicles 
sub-linear, ’6 in. long, 75 in. through. Hab. Common, often 
draping trees, especially near the sea. Singapore, Jurong; Seran- 
goon; Kranji. Johor, Scudai River; Kukub. Malacca, Tanjong 
Kling. Pahang, Pekan; Sungei Jelai (Machado). Negri Sembilan, 
Bukit Sulu (Cantley). Perak, Kwala Kangsa. Province Wellesley, 
Batu Kawan. Penang, Pulau Betong; Waterfall (Curtis). Kedah, 
Alor Sta; Gunong Geriang river bank. Distrib. Burma, Java. 
Native names : Akar Sesudu Bukit; Akar Chapang Kra. 
(5) H. Maingayi Hook. fd. F.B.I. iv. 62. 
A stout species. Leaves fleshy very thick elliptic-lanceolate 
acuminate, narrowed to both ends; nerves slender 5 pairs visible 
when dry; 7 to 9 in. long, 2-5 to 3-5 in. wide; petioles -3 to 1 in. 
long, thick. Rachis short; pedicels -5 to 1 in. long, very slender. 
Flowers *5 to 75 in. across, pale pinkish white. Corolla-lobes 
triangular, villous. Corona lower lobes ovate acute, white. Hab. 
Malacca (Maingay). Perak (Seortechini). Rare, and little known. 
The stems appear to be quite smooth and polished and the nodes swollen. 
(6) H. parasitica Wall. Wight, Contrib. 37; King, l.c. 572. 
H. pailida Lindl. Bot. Reg■. t. 951. 
Stem rather slender climbing widely over trees. Leaves fleshy 
drying rigid, coriaceous but thin, oblong elliptic sub-acute or blunt 
base shortly narrowed, occasionally rounded at the base, 3 to 
4 in. long, 1 to 2 in. wide; petioles *2 in. long, thick. Peduncles 
stout, 1 to 3 in. long, rachis thick elongating to 4 in. long; pedicels 
slender, -5 in. long. Flowers 30 to 40 open at once. Calyx-lobes 
small oblong blunt. Corolla *3 in. across, pearly white or pinkish 
white, lobes inflexed, glabrous ovate cordate acute. Corona white 
or pink, lower lobes long lanceolate acute. Hab. Common on 
trees on river banks and near the sea. Singapore, Jurong; Pulau 
Serapu; Pulau Tekong. Johor, Pulau Tinggi (Feilding). Pahang, 
Pekan, Malacca (Maingay, Griffith). Dindings, Pangkor. Perak, 
Sungei Larut (Wray). Kedah (Kunstler). Adang group on Pulau 
Tengah. Distrib. India. 
