Hoya australis Kapoho
A Hawaiian introduction described with large leaves and a good flowering habit in a 2007 grower article.
This profile follows the introduction documented as Kapoho. Large leaves or a Hawaiian collection locality alone do not show that another plant belongs to the same cultivated line.
Overview
Hoya australis Kapoho is a documented Hawaiian introduction. In Fraterna in 2007, Mark Randal reported that Carol Noel had collected a seedling growing near a beach and introduced it to cultivation as Hoya australis subsp. australis from Kapoho. The same article describes large leaves and a good flowering habit, and names Aloha Hoya Nursery in Hawaii as a seller.
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What We Know
- Randal reports that Carol Noel found and collected a seedling near a Hawaiian beach and introduced it under the Kapoho label. The reviewed passage does not provide an exact collection or introduction date.
- The article describes large leaves and a good flowering habit. It does not provide measurements or a controlled comparison with other australis selections.
- Randal identifies the introduction as Hoya australis subsp. australis from Kapoho and records sale through Aloha Hoya Nursery. This is a dated account of the material then in cultivation, not authentication of every plant now sold with that label.
What We Are Still Learning
What original records trace the Kapoho introduction?
What would help: Carol Noel’s dated collection notes, original labels, accession records, nursery catalogues or correspondence documenting the plant and its introduction.
Can cultivated Kapoho plants be traced to the documented introduction?
What would help: Supplier and propagation histories, original labels, accession identifiers, and leaf and flower photographs tied to the same plant. State whether the material was propagated as a cutting or raised from seed.
Research and Sources
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Do you have early Kapoho records from Carol Noel or Aloha Hoya Nursery, or a plant with a traceable propagation history? Dated labels, catalogues, correspondence and photographs tied to the same accession could help connect today’s plants to the documented introduction.
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