Apocynaceae
Imperial wax flower
Hoya imperialis
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Genus
- Hoya
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![Imperial wax flower: 帝王毬蘭 Hoya imperialis [香港嘉道理農場 Kadoorie Farm, Hong Kong]](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/%E5%B8%9D%E7%8E%8B%E6%AF%AC%E8%98%AD_Hoya_imperialis_-%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF%E5%98%89%E9%81%93%E7%90%86%E8%BE%B2%E5%A0%B4_Kadoorie_Farm%2C_Hong_Kong-_%289670235759%29.jpg/1280px-%E5%B8%9D%E7%8E%8B%E6%AF%AC%E8%98%AD_Hoya_imperialis_-%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF%E5%98%89%E9%81%93%E7%90%86%E8%BE%B2%E5%A0%B4_Kadoorie_Farm%2C_Hong_Kong-_%289670235759%29.jpg)
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Common names
By language (3)
- Chinese
- 丽球兰
- English
- Imperial wax flower
- Swedish
- Kejsarporslinsblomma
Synonyms
- Calotropis sussuela G.Don
Photos
![Imperial wax flower: 帝王毬蘭 Hoya imperialis [香港嘉道理農場 Kadoorie Farm, Hong Kong]](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/%E5%B8%9D%E7%8E%8B%E6%AF%AC%E8%98%AD_Hoya_imperialis_-%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF%E5%98%89%E9%81%93%E7%90%86%E8%BE%B2%E5%A0%B4_Kadoorie_Farm%2C_Hong_Kong-_%289670235759%29.jpg/1280px-%E5%B8%9D%E7%8E%8B%E6%AF%AC%E8%98%AD_Hoya_imperialis_-%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF%E5%98%89%E9%81%93%E7%90%86%E8%BE%B2%E5%A0%B4_Kadoorie_Farm%2C_Hong_Kong-_%289670235759%29.jpg)
Photo: 阿橋 HQ, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.