Hoya amicabilis sp. nov. (Apocynaceae, Asclepiadoideae), from Java discovered on Facebook

Hoya amicabilis sp. nov. (Apocynaceae, Asclepiadoideae), from Java discovered on Facebook

A new species from Java, Hoya amicabilis S.Rahayu & Rodda is described and illustrated. It was first identified as a new species from pictures posted on social media in 2017. Hoya amicabilis is part of a small group of species that have an unusual shrubby habit, but it is the only one in that gr...

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Published in:Nordic journal of botany Vol. 37; no. 12
Main Authors: Rahayu, Sri, Rodda, Michele
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01-12-2019
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Subjects:
Apocynaceae
Appendages
Asclepiadoideae
Digital media
Flowers
Lobes
Marsdenieae
New species
Pictures
Social networks
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Summary:A new species from Java, Hoya amicabilis S.Rahayu & Rodda is described and illustrated. It was first identified as a new species from pictures posted on social media in 2017. Hoya amicabilis is part of a small group of species that have an unusual shrubby habit, but it is the only one in that group with bright yellow campanulate flowers. Furthermore, Hoya amicabilis is a rather unusual species of Hoya since its staminal corona lobes are oblong, erect, while most species of Hoya have well‐developed generally spreading corona lobes, and its style head is umbonate, brightly coloured and extending above the anther appendages, while most species have a conical style head covered by anther appendages.
ISSN:0107-055X
1756-1051
DOI:10.1111/njb.02563