Hoya villosa

Hoya villosa Costantin, Fl. Indo-Chine [P.H. Lecomte et al.] 4: 137 (1912).

Hoya villosa Costantin, Photo by Hoang Thanh Son

The native range of this species is Himalaya to China (Yunnan to Guangdong) and Indo-China. It is a climbing epiphyte or lithophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Vietnamese name: 

Tù cù, Cẩm cù lông

Latin name: 

Hoya villosa Cost.

Family: 

Asclepiadaceae

Uses: 

Edema (whole plant). Fall damage (Leaf).

Distribution: 

Hoa Binh. The tree grows naturally, clinging to rocks and trees in the forest.

Flowering and fruiting season: 

May-August