Hoya aff. lacunosa — Giant
Preserve a tentative large-plant account without equating every Giant label or accession with it.
Preserve a tentative large-plant account without equating every Giant label or accession with it.
Overview
The 2007 Stemma account uses Giant for material whose association with lacunosa remains tentative. This profile preserves the documented description and the unresolved determination. It does not turn the descriptive name into an authenticated clone or botanical rank.
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What We Know
- Historical description: Randal reports larger leaves and flowers while retaining an aff. lacunosa determination. The size comparison describes the source’s material, rather than a general identification test.
- Accession boundary: An accession number needs a documented connection to the historical material. This account alone does not establish that connection for a modern plant.
- Interpreting the label: Keep a modern plant’s received name and provenance separate from this historical account. Large leaves alone cannot establish species identity, clone continuity or different growing requirements.
What We Are Still Learning
Which plants can be linked to the material described in 2007?
What would help: Original acquisition labels, distribution records and traceable flowering accessions.
What connects numbered accessions to this historical description?
What would help: Original accession catalogues or field records that explicitly connect number, label and material.
Can documented flowers and vouchers resolve the tentative determination?
What would help: A published comparative identification tied to the same accession or voucher.
Common Misconceptions
- Giant is not, by itself, a botanical rank or proof of one uniform clone.
- A shared size description does not authenticate an accession-number match.
Research and Sources
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