Samoan waxplant
ZZ Hoya australis
Family: Apocynaceae
What it is like
A climbing plant. It keeps growing from year to year. It can be 5 m long.
Where it is found
It is a tropical plant. It grows near beaches and on the edges of mangroves and up to 1,000 m above sea level. It grows in the humid tropics.
Countries/locations it is found in
American Samoa, Australia, Fiji, Pacific, Samoa, Tonga
How it is used for food
Edible parts
Medicine, poisonous
How it is grown
It can be grown from cuttings.
Its other names
Local names
Synonyms
Hoya barracki Horne ex Baker; Hoya bicarinata A. Gray; Hoya pilosa Seem.; Hoya pubescens Reinecke;