Hoya chewiorum

Hoya chewiorum is a native of Borneo (Sabah only) and so far has only been found in the Crocker Range in hill forest. “It is named in honor of brothers Philip and Dr. Steven Bosuang (formerly known as Chew) who helped set up the Kipandi Park in the Crocker Range in Sabah, which included the establishment of a collection of native Hoyas.”(Taken directly from A Guide To Hoyas of Borneo by Anthony Lamb and Michele Rodda). Hoya chewiorum was published by Anthony Lamb (A. Lamb) in Sandakania Vol. 19 (April 2014).

I received Hoya chewiorum in a trade from a very knowledgeable hobbyist from North Carolina in early summer of 2016. I wish that I could say that the plant liked me, but I have struggled with it since I’ve had it. It did very well for me at first, putting on a new vine with 3 or 4 leaves, and then came the inevitable decline. I lost all of the new leaves, and then the new vine died as well essentially leaving me with my original plant. In Early November 2016, I was shocked to discover a peduncle forming on my miserable looking little plant. I never thought that it would actually bud up, but I nursed it along the best that I could, and eventually it flowered a few weeks ago in Mid-December 2016.