Hoya carnosa




Family Apocynaceae (also placed in Asclepiadaceae)
Family Asclepiadoideae
Family Marsdenieae
Scientific name Hoya carnosa (L. f.) R. Brown
Synonyms Asclepias carnosa L.f.; Hoya carnosa (L. f.) R. Brown var. japonica Siebold ex Maximovicz; Hoya chinensis (Loureiro) Traill; Hoya rotundifolia Siebold; Hoya picta Siebold ex Morren, non (Blume) Miguel; Hoya motoskei Teijsmann & Binnend; Hoya variegata Siebold ex Morren; Stapilia chinensis Loureiro
Common name (Japanese common name) sakura-ran (サクララン, 桜蘭 [meaning: sakura orchid])
(English common name) honeyplant, porcelainflower, waxplant
Distribution (Japan) Kyushu, Okinawa
(Other nations) China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Malaysia, India
Habitat Forest
Chromosomal number 2n=22
Description Leaves 5-10cm long, 3-5cm wide. Flowers pale purple, pink or white 12-15mm across, flowering in June to October. Fruits linear, 10-14cm long, 6-7mm wide. Vine. Perennial plants.
Reference Hoya carnosa (L. f.) R. Br.
Hoya carnosa (Linnaeus f.) R. Brown
Hoya carnosa R. Brown 1810
Hoya carnosa
Infection resistant plants and methods for their generation (WIPO Patent WO/2006/032087)
Novel plants (WIPO Patent WO/2006/133970)



April 2007
at Ibaraki Prefecture
Botanical Garden
April 2007
at Ibaraki Prefecture
Botanical Garden
April 2007
at Ibaraki Prefecture
Botanical Garden



June 2007
at Kyoto Botanical Garden