Hoya lanceolata

{{Short description|Species of plant in the genus Hoya}}

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| image = Hoya lanceolata subsp. bella (14525516215).jpg

| image_caption = Hoya lanceolata

| genus = Hoya

| species = lanceolata

| authority = Wall. ex D.Don

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Hoya lanceolata is a species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae. It is native to the Himalayas, Nepal, Assam, Bangladesh, Myanmar, south-central China, and Vietnam.{{cite web |url=http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:98524-1 |title=Hoya lanceolata Wall. ex D.Don |author= |website=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |access-date=9 April 2021 }} Its subspecies, Hoya lanceolata subsp.{{nbsp}}bella, the beautiful wax plant, has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit,{{cite web |title=Hoya lanceolata subsp. bella beautiful wax plant |url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/66804/Hoya-lanceolata-subsp-bella/Details |publisher=The Royal Horticultural Society |access-date=9 April 2021 }} but some authorities recognize it as its own species, Hoya bella.{{cite web |url=http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:98387-1 |title=Hoya bella Hook. |author= |website=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |access-date=9 April 2021 }}