Hoya jianfenglingensis (Apocynaceae), a New Species from Hainan, China
Shao-yun He, Ping-tao Li and Jia-yi Lin, Guoyang Lin, Hui-lan Zeng
Hoya jianfenglingensis Shao Y. He & P. T. Li (Apocynaceae) is described as a new species from Hainan, China. The morphological characters of H. jianfenglingensis are illustrated and compared with the related species, H. fungii Merr. and H. carnosa (L. f.) R. Br. Hoya jianfenglingensis
differs in its leaf indumentum, the prominent lateral veins in six to
10 pairs, the evident glands at the corona base, and the smaller corolla
(only to 1.5 cm diam.). Hoya jianfenglingensis is assigned to section Hoya within the genus on the basis of the acute outer angle of the corona lobes.
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