Hoya kerrii — Yellow-centred variegated — IML 1497
The yellow-centred, green-edged kerrii documented as IML 1497 in Liddle’s 2009 catalogue.
This profile follows the historical IML 1497 accession. Centre variegation describes its recorded appearance; it does not establish that all similarly patterned kerrii share the same origin.
Overview
Liddle’s January 2009 catalogue records IML 1497 as a variegated Hoya kerrii from Thailand, with large heart-shaped leaves, yellow centres and green edges. The number identifies the nursery’s accession. The catalogue does not identify who selected this material or when it was introduced, and a similar leaf pattern alone cannot connect another plant to IML 1497.
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What We Know
- The 2009 catalogue describes yellow centres and green edges on large, heart-shaped leaves. It gives no leaf measurements for this entry.
- Liddle asks growers to keep the IML number with a plant because names can change while the identifying number remains the same. Keeping a complete original label and supplier history helps connect a living plant to that record.
- Thailand is the country reported in the catalogue. This brief entry does not establish a collection locality, a wild origin for the variegation or a first introduction date.
- IML 1497 has its own catalogue entry, separate from green IML 0154 and pubescent-leaved IML 0784. The entry does not establish a connection to plants carrying only a general Variegata or inner-variegated label.
What We Are Still Learning
Who selected this material, and when was it first introduced?
What would help: Original accession notes, dated correspondence or early catalogues that identify the selector and introduction history.
Which living plants can be traced to IML 1497?
What would help: An original accession label and a documented chain of suppliers or cuttings connecting the plant to that material.
How consistently do cuttings retain the yellow-centred pattern?
What would help: Dated photographs of an identified parent and successive cuttings, with growing conditions and changes recorded.
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