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Frosted Hoya
Hoya boutii
14.24, 121.02
Field Notes
Description:
As described by an Internet source: "It bears clusters of creamy yellow flowers that individually resemble a starfish with reddish center. The globose umbel measures at least 80 mm and is composed of about 23 flowers. The flowers last for 2 days but the slightly sweet vanilla scent is detectable only at night until morning immediately after opening. The flowers can grow as large as 27 mm across."
Habitat:
Planted in a park in a residential subdivision.
Notes:
Endemic to the Philippines. According to the Internet, this is a "Thin wiry vine often woody at the base; considered a terrestrial plant but most of the branching stems are found way up high in tree branches.
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