Hoya sp. Kapuas Hulu (Round Leaf)

Lightly rooted cutting of Hoya sp. Kapuas Hulu (round leaf).
Exact plant.

Hoya sp. Kapuas Hulu (Round Leaf) is an unidentified collector Hoya circulated under a locality name referring to Kapuas Hulu in West Kalimantan, Indonesian Borneo.

This particular form is prized for its thick, broad foliage. The leaves are generally oval to rounded and can develop a soft silvery-green surface with fine darker green mottling, speckling, and irregular markings. Some leaves may become very heavily silvered, while others retain considerably more green.

“Round Leaf” is used in cultivation to distinguish this form from other Kapuas Hulu material and describes the characteristic broader leaf shape rather than a formally established cultivar name.

The plant is sometimes circulated online as Hoya sp. Kapuas Hulu aff. forbesii or aff. forbesii Silver. However, we have not found sufficient botanical documentation to confirm a relationship with Hoya forbesii, so we prefer to retain the more conservative Hoya sp. Kapuas Hulu name.

Name in cultivation: Hoya sp. Kapuas Hulu
Form: Round Leaf / Silver Round Leaf
Reported locality: Kapuas Hulu, West Kalimantan, Indonesian Borneo
Species identification: Undetermined
Notable features: Thick, broadly oval to rounded foliage with variable silver coverage and green mottling

Please note that leaf shape and the amount and pattern of silver can vary naturally from leaf to leaf, and the appearance of future growth cannot be guaranteed.

A note about this plant: The locality, naming, and background information above was gathered from publicly available online sources. We do not have original collection or identification documentation for this particular plant and cannot independently confirm or deny those details.