| Hoya verticillata (Family: Asclepiadaceae) |
| Hoya verticillata
is an epiphytic creeper once commonly found growing on coastal trees.
The male and female parts of the flower are fused into a small column
surrounded by a star-shaped corona (special appendages originating
from petals). The leaves are thick and succulent, and bleed copious
milky sap when bruised. Other native asclepiads include species of
Dischidia, Tylophora
and Finlaysonia. Waxy flowers of Hoya verticillata. See habit |
