Hoya elmeri is a climbing plant with wiry stems and dark green leaves sparsely covered with small, wort-like growths and paler, barely …
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Epithet: elmeri
Derivation: Honors Adolph Daniel Edward Elmer (1870–1942), an American botanist and plant collector mostly active in the Philippines.
Pronunciation: EL-mer-ee
While the generic name must be unique, two or more genera often share the same specific epithet. Moreover, the same epithet can be used for subspecies, varieties, and forms within a species. Here is a list of plants that share this epithet.