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Hoya verticillata
As recorded: Hoya pottsii Traill
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Apocynaceae
- Collected by
- Lau, S.K.
- Collector number
- 3730
- Date
- April 10, 1934
- Locality
- Chim Fung Ling near Sam Mo Watt village (Kan-en District)
- Island
- Hainan Island
- Region
- China
- Identified by
- Merrill, E.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 10, 1934, Lau, S.K. also collected 10 other specimens.
Hoya verticillata observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1934. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 192 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-16.

2026-09-16
Kuching, Sarawak, MY
(c) Bethany Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-06
10470 George Town, Penang, Malaysia
(c) Christopher Caine, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-03
Timur Laut, MY-PG, MY
(c) Ngoc Hoang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-04
Danbulla QLD 4872, Australia
(c) Rene, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-16
Singapore, SG, SG
(c) Cara-Lisa Schloots, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-06-16
Wooroonooran QLD 4860, Australia
(c) Rene, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Hoya verticillata. BISH 123571. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956396709. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/123571.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956396709 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
