Hoya diversifolia

Hoya diversifolia Bl. Bijdr. 1064; King. l.c. 570.

     Long climber. Leaves freshy very thick, broad elliptic or blunt ovate. base round; nerves 4 to 6 pairs (visible when dry); 2 to 4 in. long, 1.5 to 2.5 in wide; petiole .25 to .75 in. long. Peduncle thick. 1 to 2.5 in. long rachis lengthtening 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 lobes oval blunt. Follicles sub-linear, .6 in. long, .75 in through. Hab. Common. often draping threes, especially near the sea. Singapore, Jurong; Seran-goon; Kranji. Johore, 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 name: Akar Sesudu Bukit; Akar Chapang Kra.

Contribution to the Flora of Siam - 1922. P.396.

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