Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderGentianales
FamilyApocynaceae
GenusHoya
Scientific name with authorshipHoya verticillata (Vahl) G.Don
Indexed scientific synonyms
Asclepias parasitica Roxb.Asclepias parasitica Wall.Asclepias parasitica Wall. ex Hornem.Hoya acuta Haw.Hoya albens Mill.Hoya albens Mill. ex Steud.Hoya amoena Bakh.fil.Hoya amoena subsp. bogorensis T.Green & Kloppenb.Hoya angustifolia TraillHoya balansae CostantinHoya bawanglingensis Shao Y.He & P.T.LiHoya cochinchinensis (Lour.) Schult.Hoya globifera Ridl.Hoya globiflora Ridl.Hoya hellwigii Warb.Hoya hellwigii Warb. ex K.Schum. & Lauterb.Hoya hookeriana WightHoya lanceolata Lindl.Hoya nicobarica R.Br.Hoya nicobarica R.Br. ex J.TraillHoya obscurinervia Merr.Hoya opposita (Vahl) G.DonHoya pallida Lindl.Hoya parasitica (Roxb.) Wall.Hoya parasitica (Roxb.) Wall. ex TraillHoya parasitica (Wall. ex Hornem.) WightHoya parasitica var. geoffrayi CostantinHoya parasitica var. spirei CostantinHoya pottsii TraillHoya pottsii var. angustifolia (Traill) Tsiang & P.T.LiHoya pottsii var. pottsiiHoya recurvula Kloppenb.Hoya recurvula subsp. bokorensis Kloppenb. & YapHoya ridleyi King & GambleHoya trinervia RegelHoya trinervis Lindl.Hoya trinervis TraillHoya ubudensis Kloppenb. & YapHoya wibergiae Kloppenb.Hoya wibergiae subsp. alba Kloppenb.Schollia cochinchinensis (Lour.) J.Jacq.Sperlingia opposita VahlSperlingia verticillata VahlStapelia cochinchinensis Lour.Triplosperma cochinchinensis (Lour.) G.Don
Documented use categories
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier98729-1
Use codesME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2
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!Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.