Hoya bhutanica is a species of epiphytic climbing shrub endemic to Bhutan.[2] It is currently classified as endangered in the IUCN redlist.[1]
| Hoya bhutanica | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Hoya |
| Species: | H. bhutanica
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| Binomial name | |
| Hoya bhutanica Grierson & D.G.Long
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Description edit
It is similar to Hoya parasitica, with slender stems to at least 5 meters. The leaves are fleshy, elliptic to narrowly so in shape, with acuminate apex. The leaf base is cuneate with three nerves at the base. Flower lobes are white with a purple centre. It is an extensive glabrous creeper.[3]
Range edit
Hoya bhutanica is currently known only from Bhutan.[2]
Habitat edit
It is an epiphyte on trees in dense forest.[3]
Ecology edit
It is mainly found in the tropical biome that is damp.[4]
Etymology edit
The species epithet was given in the name of the country (Bhutan) where the holotype of this species was found.
References edit
- ^ a b "Hoya bhutanica: Bhutan Endemic Flowering Plants Workshop: The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T84487492A84548403". IUCN Red List. 26 November 2015. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T84487492A84548403.en.
- ^ a b National Biodiversity Centre, Bhutan (11 November 2015). Plants Endemic to Bhutan Himalaya. ISBN 9789993676355.
- ^ a b Grierson, Andrew J. C.; Long, David G. (1999). Flora of Bhutan: including a record of plants from Sikkim and Darjeeling. Edinburgh [S.l.]: Royal botanic garden Royal government of Bhutan. ISBN 1872291430.
- ^ "Hoya bhutanica Grierson & D.G.Long | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
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