Hoya meliflua is a shrubby, climbing, or trailing plant with wiry stems and glossy, dark green succulent leaves with no venation. The stems…
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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
Whereas the generic name must be unique, there are often two or more genera with the same specific epithet. The same epithet can also be used within a species for subspecies, varieties, and forms.
Here is a full list of succulents with this epithet. Click on the photo or the name of the plant for which you wish to see further information.