Hoya carnosa, the porcelainflower or wax plant, is a species of flowering plant in the dogbane family Apocynaceae. It is one of the many species of Hoya that are native to Eastern Asia. It is a common house plant grown for its attractive waxy foliage, and sweetly scented flowers. It is grown well in pots and hanging baskets.
Hoya carnosa has been in cultivation for more than 200 years and has given rise to many cultivars that vary in foliage form or flower color. In cultivation in the UK it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[1][2]
^"RHS Plantfinder - Hoya carnosa". Retrieved 3 March 2018.
^"AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 49. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
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the vascular region of the stem of Hoyacarnosa, a column of sclereids can be found, and in the pith of stems of Hoya and Podocarpus groups of sclereids...
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1942. Its type locality is Lexington, Kentucky and its type host is Hoyacarnosa. The specific epithet pachys comes from the Greek παχύς pakhús meaning...
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(1887). Plant Notes from Temiscouata County, Canada. (1888). Histology of HoyaCarnosa. (1888). Fossil Leaves from Bridgeton, New Jersey. (1910). A Naturalist...
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