| Neutral | PanamonCreel | On May 29, 2004, PanamonCreel from Dorval, QC (Zone 5a) wrote: Hoya fungii, published by Merrill 1934 (Lingnan Sc. Journ. XIII. 68)
belonging to the Eu-Hoya group of Hoyas
Native to: elevated areas in Southern China
Like H. carnosa, motoskei and pubicalyx this species has a clear yellowish sap not milky white sap as seen with most of the family. Also in common with the above is tolerance to colder temperatures (>4°C [39°F]) though frost is most likely not tolerated.
Flowers are very fragrant during evening hours.
Easy and moderately fast growing.
Sends out long twining shoots which later on grow leaves and possibly flowers.
Can be grown in hanging baskets or trained on trellis.
Use well draining soil, keep well watered. I advise against letting the soil dry out completely as this may induce root rot once soil is re-moistened.
Detail info below is from Flora Online, Flora of China:
Shrubs epiphytic, glabrous except for pedicel and calyx. Stems climbing to 2 m. Petiole 1-3 cm; leaf blade ovate, elliptic, to elliptic-oblong, 8-20 × 4.5-9 cm, leathery when dry, base rounded, apex acute to short acuminate; lateral veins ca. 7 pairs. Pseudumbels extra-axillary; peduncle 3.5-5 cm, thick. Pedicel 2-4 cm, puberulent. Sepals pubescent, margin ciliate. Corolla white, glabrous outside, densely pale scurfy inside; lobes rounded, ca. 5 × 4 mm. Corona yellow-ish, stellate; lobes ca. 3.5 mm, outer angle acute or short acuminate, inner angle ± erect, acute, slightly shorter than and clearly narrower than scarious anther appendages. Follicles linear-lanceolate, ca. 12 cm × 8 mm, smooth. Fl. Apr-Sep, fr. Sep-Dec.
Open woods; 300-1000 m. Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Yunnan
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