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Hoya carnosa

山本岳

Hoya carnosa is a perennial vine that grows on trees and rocks near warm coasts from the Kii Peninsula, Shikoku, and southern Kyushu to Okinawa, sometimes reaching nearly 10 meters in length. There are about 200 species in the Hoya genus distributed overseas from Taiwan, southern China, and Southeast Asia to Australia. From June to October, it extends flower stalks from the leaf axils along the stem to form umbellate inflorescences. The perianth segments are white and five-lobed, with a pale pink center that looks like a light pink cherry blossom from a distance. The leaves are elliptical, about 8 cm long, and grow in opposite pairs. Because of the leaf shape and their thick, glossy texture, they are reminiscent of camellias, and the plant is called Tsubaki-ran (Camellia Orchid) on Yakushima Island.

Freshly formed inflorescence; the buds are still small.
Buds that look like konpeito candy.
Thick, glossy leaves.

Ministry of the Environment category: Not listed
Miyazaki Prefecture: Endangered Class I

Apocynaceae family, Asclepiadoideae subfamily, Hoya genus
Hoya carnosa

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