Hoya australis

Hoya australis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Hoya
Species:
H. australis
Binomial name
Hoya australis
R.Br. ex J. Traill

Hoya australis, commonly known as the waxvine or common waxflower, is one of the species in the genus Hoya. It is a vine found on rainforest margins and rocky areas, and occurs in eastern and northern Australia, from Western Australia,[1] through the Northern Territory and coastal Queensland from Cape York to northern New South Wales. It is a popular garden plant, noted for its fragrant flowers.

  1. ^ Spooner, Amanda; Western Australian Herbarium (1999). "Hoya australis subsp. rupicola (K.D. Hill) P.I. Forst. & Liddle". Florabase — the Western Australian Flora. Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.