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Hoya purpureofusca

Hook. (1850)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Asterids Order: Gentianales Family: Apocynaceae Genus: Hoya

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Description

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Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

O'ahu Only found in cultivation
Hawai'i Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Bot. Mag. 76: t. 4520 (1850)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Hoya purpureofusca Honolulu: Manoa Valley, Oscar Kirsch's garden Preserved_Specimen Flowers brownish-purple. Clay, H.F. Oahu BISH 1956-06-07
2 Hoya purpureofusca Honolulu Preserved_Specimen Vine; flowers vandyke red (Ridgway), very fragrant especially at night, white fur on corolla lboes, 15+ flowers on peduncle; same peduncle flowers; year after year. Clay, H.F. Oahu BISH 1956-02-07
3 Hoya purpureofusca Kumukahi lighthouse Road, Kapoho, Puna. UTM 2158118N, 307831E. Growing with Hoya australis, Casuarina sp., Clusia rosea. Preserved_Specimen Large clusters of drooping, purple flowers. Thick, waxy leaves with pointy tips. Parker, J. 157 Hawaii BISH 2011-06-20
4 Hoya purpureofusca Waimea Arboretum Climbing over a soil and rock embankment; partially shaded. Preserved_Specimen A vine; corollas crimson; coronas a combination of white and crimson. Flowers malodorous (afternoon). Lau, J. 2633 Oahu BISH 1986-07-14
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