Hoya aff. lacunosa — Langkawi
Trace the documented Langkawi collection while keeping its tentative identification and later labels separate.
Trace the documented Langkawi collection while keeping its tentative identification and later labels separate.
Overview
Langkawi appears in Mark Randal’s 2007 Stemma account as a small-leaved collection with an aff. lacunosa identification. This profile preserves that historical material reference. It does not authenticate every plant later offered under the island’s name.
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No identity-, rights-, and profile-reviewed photographs are available yet.
What We Know
- Collection history: Randal attributes the collection to Ed Gilding during a 1999 trip with Torill Nyhuus and Ted Green. Original field and distribution records would be needed to verify a modern plant’s connection to that material.
- Source description: The account describes small leaves and rounded corona tips. These attributed characters are useful comparison points, rather than proof of identity from a photograph.
- Meaning of the qualification: The aff. label expresses a tentative affinity. A link beneath lacunosa helps readers find the historical account; it does not resolve the plant’s taxonomic determination or establish a separate care regime.
What We Are Still Learning
Which records document the original collection and distribution?
What would help: Field notes, collection numbers, dated labels and subsequent transfers of identified cuttings.
Which modern accessions can be traced to the documented collection?
What would help: A continuous acquisition and propagation history, with flowers and original labels.
Has the tentative identification been reassessed from documented material?
What would help: A published determination tied to a voucher or traceable living accession.
Common Misconceptions
- A locality label alone does not demonstrate that two plants are the same clone.
- Small leaves alone cannot resolve the aff. identification.
Research and Sources
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