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Hoya australis in life — In life — common waxflower, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Ian Cowan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Ian Cowan

BISH 739609Botany

Hoya australis

common waxflower

As recorded: Hoya australis subsp. australis

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Apocynaceae

Collected by: Gillespie, J.W.
Collector number: 2494
Date: September 3, 1927
Locality: trail up Vona mountain
Island: Viti Levu
Region: Namosi Province, Fiji
Elevation: 500 m
Identified by: Forster, P.I.
Record type: Preserved specimen

94 Bishop specimens of Hoya australis · collected 1894–2025Species page ›

Hoya australis observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1927. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 957 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.

Hoya australis observed 2026-10-28

2026-10-28

Lake Eacham QLD, Australia

(c) Rene, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Hoya australis observed 2026-10-27

2026-10-27

Glen Cairn QLD 4342, Australia

(c) Jacob Findley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Hoya australis observed 2026-10-25

2026-10-25

Ninderry QLD 4561, Australia

(c) Michael Sthreshley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Hoya australis observed 2026-10-24

2026-10-24

Gadgarra QLD 4884, Australia

(c) Rene, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Hoya australis observed 2026-10-15

2026-10-15

Great Sandy, Hervey Bay - Pt B, AU-QL, AU

(c) sophiemc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Hoya australis observed 2026-10-11

2026-10-11

Iluka Nature Reserve, Iluka, NSW, AU

(c) melphris, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Hoya australis. BISH 739609. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956311683. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/739609.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956311683 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026