ABSTRACT
The new species Hoya persicinicoronaria S. Y. He & P. T. Li (Apocynaceae, Asclepiadoideae) is described and illustrated from Hainan, China. The morphology of the related species H. pottsii Traill and H. liangii Tsiang are compared to the new species, which differs in its indumentum, leaf arrangement, leaflet pattern, leaf shape, apex, and size, calyx shape, and corolla color.
Key words: Apocynaceae, Asclepiadoideae, China, Hainan, Hoya, IUCN Red List.
Hoya persicinicoronaria (Apocynaceae, Asclepiadoideae), a New Species from Hainan, China
Author(s) :Shao-yun He, Ping-tao Li, Jia-yi Lin, and Xiang-hui Yang
Source: Novon: A Journal for Botanical Nomenclature, 19(4):475-478. 2009.
