Kingdom:
Phylum:
Angiosperms
Order:
Gentianales
Genus:
Species:
bella
ID:
1102761

Status:
valid

Authors:
Hook.

Source:
tro

Year:
1848

Citation Micro:
Bot. Mag. 74: t. 4402 (1848)

WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001102099

Common Names

  • Hoya Bella
  • Bella Vine
  • Honey Plant

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Description

Hoya bella (also called Beautiful Wax Plant, among many other common names) is a perennial vine with a woody stem, native to the southeastern United States. It grows in dry, sandy and rocky soils in open and sunny areas.

Uses & Benefits

Hoya bella is used as an ornamental plant, and its leaves are used in traditional medicine to treat fever, headache, stomachache, and other ailments.

Flower, Seeds and Seedlings

The flower of Hoya bella is a small, white, star-shaped flower with five pointed petals. The seeds are small, black and round. The seedlings are thin and have small, oval-shaped leaves.

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Cultivation and Propagation

Hoya bella is a small, evergreen shrub with glossy, dark green leaves. It is easy to propagate from stem cuttings and can be grown in full sun or partial shade. It is drought tolerant and requires well-draining soil.

Where to Find Hoya bella

Hoya bella is native to India and can be found in dry, open areas.

Species in the Hoya genus

Hoya linavergarae, Hoya lucyae, Hoya stoneana, Hoya vanuatuensis, Hoya balaensis, Hoya loyceandrewsiana, Hoya querinoensis, Hoya ramosii, Hoya acicularis, Hoya aeschynanthoides, Hoya affinis, Hoya alagensis, Hoya albiflora, Hoya aldrichii, Hoya amboinensis, Hoya andalensis, Hoya anulata, Hoya apoda, Hoya archboldiana, Hoya arnottiana, Hoya attenuata, Hoya australis, Hoya bandaensis, Hoya benguetensis, Hoya betchei, Hoya bhutanica, Hoya bicknellii, Hoya bicolor, Hoya bilobata, Hoya blashernaezii, Hoya bonii, Hoya bordenii, Hoya brevialata, Hoya brittonii, Hoya brooksii, Hoya buotii, Hoya burmanica, Hoya burtoniae, Hoya buruensis, Hoya callistophylla, Hoya calycina, Hoya campanulata, Hoya camphorifolia, Hoya cardiophylla, Hoya carnosa, Hoya caudata, Hoya cembra, Hoya chinghungensis, Hoya chlorantha, Hoya chloroleuca,

Species in the Apocynaceae family

Acokanthera laevigata, Acokanthera oblongifolia, Acokanthera oppositifolia, Acokanthera rotundata, Acokanthera schimperi, Adenium boehmianum, Adenium multiflorum, Adenium obesum, Adenium oleifolium, Adenium swazicum, Adenium dhofarense, Aganosma breviloba, Aganosma cymosa, Aganosma gracilis, Aganosma lacei, Aganosma petelotii, Aganosma schlechteriana, Aganosma siamensis, Aganosma wallichii, Aganosma heynei, Alafia alba, Alafia barteri, Alafia benthamii, Alafia berrieri, Alafia calophylla, Alafia caudata, Alafia erythrophthalma, Alafia falcata, Alafia fuscata, Alafia insularis, Alafia intermedia, Alafia landolphioides, Alafia lucida, Alafia microstylis, Alafia multiflora, Alafia nigrescens, Alafia orientalis, Alafia parciflora, Alafia pauciflora, Alafia perrieri, Alafia schumannii, Alafia thouarsii, Alafia vallium, Alafia verschuereni, Alafia whytei, Alafia zambesiaca, Allamanda calcicola, Allamanda angustifolia, Allamanda blanchetii, Allamanda cathartica,