Hoya amicabilis is a species of flowering plant native to Jawa.
H. amicabilis is known from one locality in Bruno, Purworejo, Indonesia.
Description H. amicabilis has bright yellow, bell-shaped, flowers, similar to those of Hoya nuttiana. The leaves are thin and leathery. Unlike most species of its genus, it is shrubby, rather than climbing. A distinctive feature of the species is the oblong shape of its staminal corona lobes. The original specimen was reportedly collected from a hollow tree trunk in a Pinus merkusii forest, at an elevation of around . When unfertilised, the species is similar to Hoya ignorata.
Discovery and naming The species was discovered from pictures posted on Facebook in 2017. The plant was traced to Java, and a specimen was retrieved from Bogor Botanical Gardens. The species was described in 2019.
It was named after social media () in recognition of social media's impact on the discovery of new species.
See also List of Hoya species
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