Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Hoya lanceolata Wall. ex D.Don
Common name : Lanceleaf Wax Flower
Vernacular name : Hnah-chhah (Mizo); Kurkure jhar (Nepali)
Habit : Tree-dwelling shrub
Habitat : On trees and rock-faces in subtropical forest; 300 - 2000 m. altitude
Key identification features : Leaves lanceolate (sometimes widely so) to lanceolate-elliptic, acute to acuminate, less than 6cm long; staminal coronal scales crimson or white
Flower, Fruit : May-July
Distribution :
Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Sikkim : East Sikkim (Gangtok) district
West Bengal : Darjeeling district,Kalimpong district
Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Vietnam, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Himalaya to China (Yunnan) and Indo-China
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 174; GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 2: Part 2. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 717