Hoya spectatissima (Gentianales, Apocynaceae), a new species from Yunnan, China

By

Xue, Bine
Huang, Er-Feng
Yao, Gang
Zhao, Guohua
Huang, Jiu-Xiang

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2023

Original Publication

PhytoKeys

Volume

222

Pages

69--74

Subjects

Asclepiadoideae , Asia , Marsdenieae , Morphology , Nomenclature , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers [2010]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.222.99420

 

Abstract

Hoya spectatissima, a new species from Yunnan Province, China, is described and illustrated. Hoya spectatissima is morphologically similar to H. lyi, but can be easily distinguished from the latter by its succulent leaves that are 2‒4.5 cm long (vs. coriaceous leaves that are up to 9 cm long), corolla that is pink to pale pink (vs. yellowish-white) and corona lobes that are sub-rhombic in top view (vs. ovoid in top view).