| Hoya kerrii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Hoya |
| Species: | H. kerrii
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| Binomial name | |
| Hoya kerrii | |
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Hoya kerrii, also referred to colloquially as Hoya hearts,[citation needed] is a species of Hoya native to the south-east of Asia. Its eponymous collector is Arthur Francis George Kerr, Irish physician and botanist.
As the thick leaves are heart-shaped, the plant is sometimes named "lucky-heart". In Europe, it is sold for Saint Valentine's Day.
Its origin area is South China, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand and the Indonesian island of Java.