''Hoya pubicalyx'' is a species of flowering plant in the genus ''

Hoya Hoya may refer to: Places *Hoya, Germany, a city in Lower Saxony, Germany *County of Hoya, a former state in present Germany *Hōya, Tokyo, now incorporated within Nishi-tokyo, Tokyo, Japan * Hoya, Hpruso, a place in Hpruso Township, Kayah, Myanma ...

'' native to the

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Description

Sometimes confused for ''

Hoya carnosa ''Hoya carnosa'', the porcelain flower or wax plant, is a species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae, native to East Asia. It is a common house plant grown for its attractive waxy foliage, and sweetly scented flowers. It is grown well i ...

'', it has succulent,

lanceolate The following terms are used to describe leaf plant morphology, morphology in the description and taxonomy (biology), taxonomy of plants. Leaves may be simple (that is, the leaf blade or 'lamina' is undivided) or compound (that is, the leaf blade ...

foliage and grows in a vining habit epiphytically. Kept as a houseplant in temperate climates, it can be found in variegated forms in nurseries. The Philippine five-centavo coin of the

New Generation Currency Series The New Generation Currency (NGC) Series is the name used to refer to the Philippine peso currency series conceptualized from 2007 to 2010, and Banknotes of the Philippine peso, banknotes issued since 2010 and Coins of the Philippine peso, coins ...

features the flowers of this plant.

References

pubicalyx Endemic flora of the Philippines pubicalyx Plants described in 1918 {{Apocynaceae-stub