Hoya carnosa
Porcelainflower, Waxflower
Other regional names: Waxplant
- Waxplant
Also known as: Asclepias carnosa L.fil. +14 more
- Asclepias carnosa L.fil.
- Cynanchum carnosum (L.fil.) Decne.
- Hoya carnosa f. variegata (Siebold ex C.Morren) H.Hara
- Hoya carnosa subsp. foliis-variegata E.J.Lowe & W.Howard
- Hoya carnosa var. carnosa
- Hoya carnosa var. gushanica W.Xu
- Hoya carnosa var. japonica Siebold ex Maxim.
- Hoya carnosa var. variegata (Siebold ex C.Morren) L.H.Bailey
- Hoya chinensis (Lour.) Traill
- Hoya compacta C.M.Burton
- Hoya intermedia A.C.Sm.
- Hoya motoshei Teijsm. & Binn., 1855
- Hoya motoskei Teijsm. & Binn.
- Hoya rotundifolia Siebold
- Hoya skinneriana Kloppenb.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Apocynaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a climbing epiphyte or lithophyte.
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Found natively in Temperate Asia and Tropical Asia, Hoya carnosa (commonly known as Porcelainflower or Waxflower) is a climbing epiphyte belonging to the Apocynaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to subtropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Subtropical
Plant Type
Climber / Vine
Plant Type
Air Plant
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Indo-China
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Japan, Laos, Nansei-shoto, Taiwan
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Bangladesh, Fiji, Korea, Solomon Is., Trinidad-Tobago