Hoya Bhutanica
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''Hoya bhutanica'' is a species of epiphytic climbing shrub endemic to Bhutan. It is currently classified as endangered in the IUCN redlist.


Description

It is similar to ''Hoya parasitica'', with slender stems to at least 5 meters. The leaves are fleshy, elliptic to narrowly so in shape, with acuminate apex. The leaf base is cuneate with three nerves at the base. Flower lobes are white with a purple centre. It is an extensive glabrous creeper.


Range

''Hoya bhutanica'' is currently known only from Bhutan.


Habitat

It is an epiphyte on trees in dense forest.


Ecology

It is mainly found in the tropical biome that is damp.


Etymology

The species epithet was given in the name of the country ( Bhutan) where the holotype of this species was found.


References

bhutanica Flora of Bhutan Endemic flora of Bhutan {{Apocynaceae-stub