Hoya lanceolata

Hoya lanceolata
Hoya lanceolata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Hoya
Species:
H. lanceolata
Binomial name
Hoya lanceolata

Hoya lanceolata is a species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae. It is native to the Himalayas, Nepal, Assam, Bangladesh, Myanmar, south-central China, and Vietnam. Its subspecies, Hoya lanceolata subsp. bella, the beautiful wax plant, has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit, but some authorities recognize it as its own species, Hoya bella.