Hoya cutis-porcelana
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| Hoya cutis-porcelana | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Hoya |
| Species: | H. cutis-porcelana |
| Binomial name | |
| Hoya cutis-porcelana | |
Hoya cutis-porcelana[2] is an endemic[1]: 16 species of porcelain flower or wax plant found in Biliran and Samar, Philippines. It is an Asclepiad species of flowering plant in the dogbane family Apocynaceae described in 2013 by W.Suarez, J.R.Sahagun & Aurigue. Hoya cutis-porcelana belongs to the genus Hoya.[3][4] Although there are no subspecies, hoyas are known to have 350-450 species (Rodda 2015), and they are the largest genus of Apocynaceae listed.[5]