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Hoya rumphii

Blume

Apocynaceae

+ Synonyms

Acanthostemma longifolium Blume

Acanthostemma rumphii Blume

Centrostemma elegans Blume

Cyrtoceras elegans Miq.

Common Name:

Hoya rumphii
Drawing of the flowering plant (Fig 1 only)
Photograph by: Rumphius, G.E., Herbarium amboinense, vol. 5: p. 470, t. 175, fig. 1 (1747)
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General Information

Hoya rumphii is a weakly climbing epiphytic vine.
The plant is sometimes gathered from the wild for local medicinal use.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References


Range

Southeast Asia - Indonesia.

Habitat

Rainforest.

Properties

Medicinal Rating * *
HabitClimber
Height0.00 m
Cultivation StatusWild

Cultivation Details

Not known

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

A decoction of the plant is used to treat dangerous stings from poisonous fishes[
46
Title
Dictionary of Economic Plants.
Publication
 
Author
Uphof. J. C. Th.
Publisher
Weinheim
Year
1959
ISBN
-
Description
An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
].

Other Uses

None known

Propagation

Seed -
Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2024-11-22. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Hoya+rumphii>

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