ZZ Hoya australis
R. Br. ex Traill
Samoan waxplant
What to Eat
Edible parts: Medicine, Poisonous
Known Hazards
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows near beaches and on the edges of mangroves and up to 1,000 m above sea level. It grows in the humid tropics.
American Samoa, Australia, Fiji, Pacific, Samoa, Tonga,
Countries: American Samoa, Australia, Fiji, Micronesia, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Palau, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Samoa
How to Identify
A climbing plant in the Apocynaceae family that grows up to 5 m long. It is a tropical plant found near beaches and on the edges of mangroves in humid regions, growing up to 1,000 m above sea level.
How to Grow
It can be grown from cuttings.
Names & Synonyms
Hoya barracki Horne ex BakerHoya bicarinata A. GrayHoya pilosa Seem.Hoya pubescens Reinecke
References (1)
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
