Published in Hooker's Icones Plantarum 14 7 t. 1311 (1880) by
George Bentham (as Astrostemma spartioides). Change
of genus to Hoya in Fraterna 14 2 8 (2003) by Robert
Dale Kloppenburg. Collected by James Motley in Banjarmasin,
Kalimantan Seletan Province, S Borneo, Indonesia. Name means
looks like a broom.
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Colour of flower: Orange corolla and white corona |
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Type of corolla: Rotate |
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Size of flower: 1 cm. Ø |
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Flowers in cluster: 3-6 |
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Flowers last: 1 night |
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Flowering season: Summer |
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Peduncle: Perennial |
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Scent: No |
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Dripping nectar: Yes |
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Size of leaf: 1 cm. wide and 2 cm. long. Rare and abort |
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them easily |
Presented in Hoyatelegrafen no 3, 2004.