Hoya mitrata Kerr is a beautiful, slender, twining, myrmecophytic (ant inhabited) climber with dimorphic leaves.
Foliage Leaves are of two types (Dimorphic)- Domatia forming leaves (those that form a tight cluster to harbor ants; referred to as 'Type I' leaves) broad obovate, fleshy, leathery, to 32cm in length, forming a tight cluster around the stem due to the shortening of internodes. 'Type II' leaves (foliage leaves that are not involved in the harbouring of ants) lanceolate, to 12 cm in length, in pairs along the stem. It has been observed that 'Type I' tends to be much longer if the domatia is inhabited by ants, as compared to when they are devoid of ants.
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The genus was named in Modern Latin in honor of English gardener and botanist Thomas Hoy (c. 1750-1822).
Hoya mitrata
Hoya mitrata comes in a ⌀ 12 cm pot and is ca 30 cm tall.