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Hoya globulosa

Botanic Family

Apocynaceae

Author

Hooker f.

Propagation

C.S.

Common Names

• Mao qiu lan (Pinyin)
• Tù-cù (Vietnam)

Geographical Habitats

• Bangladesh
• Guangdong
• Guangxi
• Guizhou
• Hainan
• Yunnan - China
• Assam
• Nicobar Islands - India
• Laos
• Nepal
• Vietnam

Natural Habitats

• Montane areas
• woodland

Flowering Times

• Apr-Jun (China)

Fruiting Times

• Sep-Dec (China)

Epiphytic or lithophytic liana with glabrous or hairy stems, mucronate yellow-villous leaves 110mm x 48mm. Extra-axillary pseudo-umbels to 30 flowers to 80mm long, of 12mm diameter cream & pink flowers, deep pink in centre, then pale pink & white petals, hairy sepals, corolla 12mm with lobes 4mm x 4mm pubescent inside. Follicles to 400mm x 4mm

Further References

• Huxley 1992
• JDH
• F Indochine
• FOC
• Kew