Status:
valid
                
                
                    
Authors:
Thouars
                
                
                    
Source:
wcs
                
                
                    
Year:
1822
                
                
                    
Citation Micro:
Hist. Orchid. : Troisième Tabl. Esp. (1822)
                
                
                    
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0000979937
                
             
            
            
                
                
                
            
            
            
                                    
                        Common Names
                        
                        - Hederorkis scandens
 - Climbing Hederorkis
 - Climbing Wax Plant
                         
                     
                                
                
                    
                    
                    
                
                
                
                
                                                
                                    
                        Uses & Benefits
                        
                            Hederorkis scandens is a popular ornamental plant in gardens and is also used in floral arrangements. It is known to be a fast-growing, evergreen vine that is drought-tolerant and can be used to provide shade and privacy. It is also known to attract butterflies and hummingbirds.                        
                     
                                
                                                    
                        Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
                        
                            Hederorkis scandens has small, yellow, star-shaped flowers that grow in clusters. Its seeds are small and black. Its seedlings have small, oval-shaped leaves.                        
                     
                                
                
                
                                    
                        Cultivation and Propagation
                        
                            Hederorkis scandens is an evergreen climbing vine native to Madagascar. It can be grown in a pot or in the ground. Propagation is by cuttings or by layering.                        
                     
                                                    
                        Where to Find Hederorkis scandens
                        
                            Hederorkis scandens is native to Madagascar.                        
                     
                
                
                                    
                        Species in the Hederorkis genus
                        
                     
                                                    
                        Species in the Orchidaceae family
                        
                            Aa fiebrigii, 
Aa hartwegii, 
Aa hieronymi, 
Aa leucantha, 
Aa lorentzii, 
Aa macra, 
Aa achalensis, 
Aa maderoi, 
Aa mandonii, 
Aa matthewsii, 
Aa microtidis, 
Aa paleacea, 
Aa argyrolepis, 
Aa riobambae, 
Aa rosei, 
Aa schickendanzii, 
Aa sphaeroglossa, 
Aa trilobulata, 
Aa weddelliana, 
Aa aurantiaca, 
Aa calceata, 
Aa colombiana, 
Aa denticulata, 
Aa erosa, 
Aa figueroi, 
Aa lozanoi, 
Aa lehmannii, 
Acampe carinata, 
Acampe cephalotes, 
Acampe ochracea, 
Acampe pachyglossa, 
Acampe praemorsa, 
Acampe joiceyana, 
Acampe hulae, 
Acanthophippium bicolor, 
Acanthophippium chrysoglossum, 
Acanthophippium curtisii, 
Acanthophippium eburneum, 
Acanthophippium gougahense, 
Acanthophippium javanicum, 
Acanthophippium lilacinum, 
Acanthophippium mantinianum, 
Acanthophippium parviflorum, 
Acanthophippium pictum, 
Acanthophippium splendidum, 
Acanthophippium striatum, 
Acanthophippium sylhetense, 
Acanthophippium curtisii, 
Achlydosa glandulosa, 
Acianthera aculeata,