Hoya linearis Wall. ex D.Don

 
  • Family : ASCLEPIADACEAE
    (Milkweed Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : AAK FAMILY (आक फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Apocynaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Hoya linearis var. nepalensis Hook.f.; Hoya linearis var. sikkimensis Hook.f.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Hoya linearis Wall. ex D.Don
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Key identification features : Rambling shrubs; stems pendulous, flaccids, terminal branches hirsute; Leaves cylindric, terete, acute, straight; Inflorescence terminal, sessile, many-flowered umbel; Flowers white; corona white; Follicles slender, straight, glabrous; Seeds long.
  • Flower, Fruit : May- December
  • Distribution :
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng, Tirap
  • Native : China, Bhutan, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : China, Bhutan, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Vietnam
  • Literature :
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 168
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Hoya linearis. Downloaded on 13 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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