Hoya alexicaca (Jacq.) Moon, Cat. Pl. Ceylon: 21 (1824) (syn:Asclepias alexicaca Jacq. ; Asclepias pendula Roxb. ; Hoya iconum Santapau ; Hoya pendula (Roxb.) Wight & Arn. ; Hoya pendula var. rheedei Decne. );
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E. & S. India to Myanmar: Bangladesh, India, Myanmar as per POWO;
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HOY-a — named for Thomas Hoy, botanist [↗] and head gardener for the Duke of Horthumberland at Syon House … Dave’s Botanary
ah-lek-sih-KAH-kah or ah-lek-sih-KAK-uh — Greek: alexo (to ward off, to defend, to avert); kakos (evil, badness, harm, disease); thus “averter of evil” or “warder-off of harm” … compiled from the web.
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commonly known as: Konkan wax flower • Marathi: दूध वेल doodh vel
Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2026/09/hoya-alexicaca-jacq-moon.html
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Hoya alexicaca (Jacq.) Moon
ah-lek-sih-KAH-kah or ah-lek-sih-KAK-uh — Greek: alexo (to ward off, to defend, to avert); kakos (evil, badness, harm, disease); thus “averter of evil” or “warder-off of harm” … compiled from the web
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commonly known as: Konkan wax flower • Marathi: दूध वेल doodh vel
known for / parts made use of: leaves, roots, sap/latex, flowers … compiled from the web
botanical names: Hoya alexicaca (Jacq.) Moon … homotypic synonyms: Asclepias alexicaca Jacq. … heterotypic synonyms: Asclepias pendula Roxb. • Hoya iconum Santapau • Hoya pendula (Roxb.) Wight & Arn. … and more at POWO, retrieved September 19, 2026
Links listed as references in the notes below, may not remain valid permanently. Portals / websites have a tendency to re-organize / revise their content, leading to change in URLs of pages in their site. Some sites may even close down at their own will. The bits about the languages of India mentioned below are merely some bare facts gathered from the internet; just enough to satisfy curiosity about “where” could the listed names be best prevalent in India. All English transliterated names to be taken sensu amplo.
- Flowers of India … (accessed: September 19, 2026)
- Flowers of India … (accessed: September 19, 2026)
- Hassler, Michael (1994 – 2026): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 26.08; last update Aug. 2nd, 2026. Last accessed 18/09/2026 (dd/mm/yyyy).
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References:
POWO GBIF (High resolution specimens) Flora of peninsular India Flowers of India India Biodiversity Portal iNaturalist