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Hoya australis R.Br. ex J.Traill subsp. australis Family Apocynaceae
Common name: Native Hoya

Hoya australis subsp. australis R.Br. ex J.Traill APNI*

Description: Pubescent climber with twining stems to 6 m high, often scrambling over rocks; latex copious.

Leaves with lamina broad-elliptic to ovate or ± circular, 3–6 cm long, 2–5 cm wide, apex rounded and shortly apiculate, upper surface sparsely pubescent or ± glabrous, lower surface densely pubescent with spreading hairs; petiole 10–35 mm long, thick.

Umbels mostly 12–30-flowered; peduncle 5–25 mm long; pedicels 15–25 mm long. Flowers 15–25 mm diam., white with red centres, fragrant. Sepals 2–3 mm long. Corolla 7–8 mm long, minutely hairy above. Corona segments white.

Follicles ± terete, 10–15 cm long, 10–15 mm diam.


Flowering: autumn–winter.

Distribution and occurrence: Grows chiefly in dry rainforest in subcoastal ranges; north from Dorrigo area.
NSW subdivisions: NC
Other Australian states: Qld
AVH map***



APNI* Provides a link to the Australian Plant Name Index (hosted by the Australian National Botanic Gardens) for comprehensive bibliographic data
***The AVH map option provides a detailed interactive Australia wide distribution map drawn from collections held by all major Australian herbaria participating in the Australian Virtual Herbarium project.

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