Hoya kanyakumariana

Native to the Kanyakumari area of Tamil Nadu in southern India, this small climbing vine has wiry stems and a compact, slow-growing habit. Its light to olive-green leaves are broadly rounded toward their tips and have wavy margins. Small flowers gather in clusters, with white corolla lobes surrounding a white crown that becomes purplish red toward the center. The blooms have a strong musky fragrance. It grows on trees or rocks in wet tropical habitats and is classified as critically endangered in India. Photographed in Florida.