Hoya meliflua is a shrubby, climbing or trailing plant with wiry stems and glossy, dark green, succulent leaves with no venation …
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Epithet: meliflua
Meaning: Honey-dropping, flowing with honey, mellifluous.
Derivation: Feminine form of a Spanish adjective derived from the Latin "mellifluus."
Pronunciation: mel-IF-loo-uh
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.