Hoya macgillivrayi

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Lamiids
Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Apocynaceae
Subfamilia: Asclepiadoideae
Tribus: Marsdenieae
Genus: Hoya
Sectio: H. sect. Cystidianthus
Species: Hoya macgillivrayi
Name

Hoya macgillivrayi F.M.Bailey, 1914
Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Australasia
Regional:Austalia
Australia (Queensland: Cape York peninsula)

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References

Bailey, F.M., 1914. Queensland Agric. J. new ser., 1:190.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Hoya macgillivrayi in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Oct. 09. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2018. Hoya macgillivrayi. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Oct. 09. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2018. Hoya macgillivrayi. Published online. Accessed: Oct. 09 2018.
The Plant List 2013. Hoya macgillivrayi in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Oct. 09.
Tropicos.org 2018. Hoya macgillivrayi. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Oct. 09.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Hoya macgillivrayi in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

Hoya macgillivrayi is a fast-growing vine native to northeastern Australia that was first discovered in Queensland in the McIlwraith and Tozer Range by Frederick Manson Bailey. The plant was named after William David Kerr Macgillivray, who collected the type specimen.

Description

It has oval pointed leaves and has a twining growth habit. The flowers of the plant are approximately 6 cm in diameter and vary slightly in size, shape, and color from each cultivar. They come in umbels of 6 to 10 flowers that are each connected at a central axis. Each flower is a dark burgundy color with five sepals and five petals. The stamen are enclosed in the corona. The fruit produced are two pairs of follicles that are 25 cm long from which a flat seed is produced that is distributed by the wind. The seed takes a long time to germinate.
Cultivation

The plant requires well-drained soil and prefers to stay dry during the winter time. It also likes to be kept rootbound. It requires protection in temperate climates, where it may be used as a houseplant.[1]

It is listed as Rare on the 1997 IUCN Red list.
References

Stirling, Rob (2015). "Three large-flowered hoyas". The Plantsman. New Series. 14 (3): 165–169.

Bibliography

CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FLORA OF QUEENSLAND Queensland Agricultural Journal Vol. 1 p. 190, F.M. Bailey,(1914)
Mullins, Effie. (1986). Hoya macgillivrayi. Growing Native Plants, Australian National Botanic Gardens. Accessed online: 28 February 2008.