Full name and status Hoya ‘Priktai’ is an accepted and established cultivar. It was published in 2023 by M.Hovland (Hoyatelegrafen), with photos by Linda Björk.
Classification Seedling selection from an open pollination which occurred in open-air cultivation. The pod parent per publication is Hoya vitellina Blume.
Synonyms There are no established synonyms.
The market descriptors Hoya ‘Priktai’ (Russia) and Hoya ‘Priktai’ (Russian Clone) refer to the selected and established cultivar as published. These descriptors came about due to the misapplication of the cultivar name to other similar seedling(s). Instead of appending the name when attached to the correct cultivar, the name should never be attached to specimens that do not carry the characteristics of the cultivar (Art.2.5 Brickell et al.)
Legal Protection None
Grower’s code/accession number None
Originator Patcharawalai (as an unnamed seedling selected to grow out from among a pod) and Larissa Kuzmina (who further selected ‘Priktai’ as a unique selection which was then published as a named cultivar).
The pollination by insects and growing of many unnamed seedlings occurred at the Patcharawalai, Thailand Hoyagarden where they were originally released prior to naming and publication.
Hoya ‘Priktai’ was obtained without name or number by Larissa Kuzmina when she visited Thailand in March of 2018. She brought home other unnamed seedlings which had been grown out at Patcharawalai at the same time (see notes). It is unknown by either grower whether these are directly related in any way, such as coming from the same pod, but they share some similar characteristics.
In Russia, Kuzmina found that each seedling grown out by Patcharawalai continued to be unique from one another and other Hoyas after propagation in her conditions over time, and was granted permission to name them. Her objective was so that they would not become lost on the market and could be discussed. It is from this batch of seedlings (which are not necessarily related to one another) that ‘Priktai’ was selected, named, and was released. The name became known over time in the market. It formally gained cultivar status with the publication by Maria Hovland presenting the description, as well as photographs representative of the cultivar by Linda Björk.
Nominate Larissa Kuzmina of Saint Petersburg Russia.
Grower(s) Patcharawalai (as an unnamed seedling selected to grow out from among a pod) and Larissa Kuzmina (who further selected ‘Priktai’ as a unique selection which was then published as a named cultivar).
Name background The name ‘Priktai’ was chosen by Larissa Kuzmina of Saint Petersburg, Russia. It is the name of a daughter at Patcharawalai Hoyagarden.
Description
Leaves: This cultivar was published in a feature of the Hoyatelegrafen called Bald att alska (in English, ‘Leaves to love’), and it is the leaves that make it distinguisable from other similar Hoyas. The margins are dark with anthocyanins as seen in ‘Noelle’ and ‘Joy’ (which are also open pollinated and related to Hoya vitellina Blume). The margin of the mature leaf is slightly undulate. Heavy raised lateral veins decorate the surface with a network of secondary nerves covering the leaf in a pattern of anastomosis, which is most prevalent in higher light. The apex of the leaf is acuminate and the base varies from slightly cordate to rounded, which gives the overall effect of a broad, somewhat flat leaf in comparison to ‘Elephant’.
Infloresence: Similar to ‘Noelle’ and ‘Joy’ in structure. The depth of color varies continent on the light exposure. The corona is a soft pink, the corolla a pale yellow which is darker on the tips and this may range to a medium orange in high light. The corolla reflexes more fully than is commonly seen in the known parent species Hoya vitellina, ‘Joy’, and ‘Noelle’, but the same degree as in Hoya ‘Elephant’. Fragrance: floral, pleasant (more alike ‘Joy’ and ‘Noelle’ than Hoya vitellina Blume)
Availability & understanding in the marketplace Hoya ‘Priktai’ is readily available in Russia, the United States, Sweden, and Thailand (possibly more). Hoya ‘Elephant’ and other similar but unique selections are sometimes sold under the name. This appears likely to be caused by trying to match the name to other released cultigens without use of description and nomenclatural standard, as well as some misapplication of the cultivar name to a pod. The leaves of ‘Priktai’ are smaller, more undulate at the margin, and less bubbly than ‘Elephant’, with less broad splotching (air-space variegation).
Additional Notes
Although the seedlings ‘Priktai’ came from were grown in Thailand and further selected for good growth and undescribed characteristics there, it was not selected and named as a cultivar until later in Saint Petersburg, Russia, by Larissa. Larissa always credits Patcharawalai for the seedling development and growing.
*Larissa Kuzmina also brought home other unnamed and unnumbered seedlings from Patcharawalai which she later named with permission when she found them to be unique and consistent over time after propagation. These are still being described for registration and publication, or compared against others. For listing purposes in reference to ‘Priktai’, their market names as given and known are: Hoya ‘Elvis’, Hoya ‘Manow’, Hoya ‘Yenyan’, Hoya ‘Cezar’, and Hoya ‘Elephant’.
Sources
Brickell, C.D. & Alexander, C. & Cubey, Janet & David, John & Hoffmann, M.H.A. & Leslie, A.C. & Malécot, Valéry & Jin, Xiaobai. (2016). International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants.
M.Hovland.2023 .Blad att älska. Hoyatelegrafen nr 1,p.30-31.
Grown by April Mall of www.unsolicitedplanttalks.com, here is Hoya ‘Priktai’ under high light with its characteristic venation:
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