Hoya magnifica

Hoya Language Download PDF Watch Edit For other uses, see Hoya (disambiguation). Learn more This article includes a list of references, but its sources remain unclear because it has insufficient inline citations. Hoya is a genus of 200–300 species of tropical plants in the family Apocynaceae (Dogbane). Most are native to Asia including India, China, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, and Indonesia, There is a great diversity of species in the Philippines, and species in Polynesia, New Guinea, and Australia. HoyaHoya lanceolata ssp. bellaScientific classificationKingdom:PlantaeClade:TracheophytesClade:AngiospermsClade:EudicotsClade:AsteridsOrder:GentianalesFamily:ApocynaceaeSubfamily:AsclepiadoideaeTribe:MarsdenieaeGenus:Hoya R.Br.Species See text Synonyms Madangia Micholitzia Common names for this genus are waxplant, waxvine, waxflower or simply hoya. This genus was named by botanist Robert Brown, in honour of his friend, botanist Thomas Hoy.[1]