[12/17] 호야 [Hoya]

[12/17] 호야 [Hoya]

학명(學名, Binomial name): Hoya
이명(理名): 옥접매, 玉蝶梅, 구란, 球蘭, wax plant, waxplant, waxvine, waxflower
계(界, Kingdom): 식물계(Plantae)
문(門, Division): 속씨식물문(Magnoliophyta), 현화식물문(Anthophyta), 피자식물문(Angiospermae)
강(綱, Class): 쌍떡잎식물강, 쌍자엽식물강(Dicotyledoneae)
목(目, Order): 용담목(Gentianales)
과(科, Family): 박주가리과(Asclepiadaceae), 협죽도과(Apocynaceae)
속(屬, Genus): 호야속(Hoya)
종(種, Species): 옥접매(Hoya carnosa), 벨라(Hoya bella) 등
개화(開花, Florescence): 5월~9월; 미황색, 분홍색, 백색
열매: 7월, 삭과(蒴果)

꽃말: 인생의 출발(start of life); 행운(幸運, good fortune), 귀여운 사랑(cute love); 동감(同感, compathy)

중국에서는 구란(球蘭)이라고하는데 꽃이삭이 둥글고 잎이 난초과식물처럼 생겼기 때문이라고 합니다.

Image: Hoya carnosa | CC-PD | Date: 20 March 2017 | Author: Daderot | Source: Wikimedia Commons in the public domain (CC-PD) | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hoya_carnosa_-_Marie_Selby_Botanical_Gardens_-_Sarasota,_Florida_-_DSC01027.jpg

Image: Hoya carnosa | CC-PD | Date: between 1880 and 1883 | Author: Francisco Manuel Blanco (O.S.A.) | Source: Wikimedia Commons in the public domain (CC-PD) | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hoya_carnosa_Blanco2.402b.jpg

Image: Hoya | Unsplash | Date: Unknown | Author: Claud Richmond | Source: Unsplash | https://unsplash.com/photos/NrY0Y9UlBzI

Photo by Claud Richmond on Unsplash