10/09/2026
๐ ๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฃ๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐! ๐ต๐ญโญ
Meet ๐๐ค๐ฎ๐ ๐จ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ก๐ ๐ฝ๐ง๐๐ก๐ก๐ค, ๐พ๐๐๐๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ก๐๐ฃ & ๐๐ค๐๐๐, ๐จ๐ฅ. ๐ฃ๐ค๐ซ. a new plant species discovered in the wild forests of Samar Island and formally published in the scientific journal Phytotaxa! ๐ฟโจ
Long known informally among plant lovers as Hoya sp. "๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐" or Hoya sp. Samar GN 0003, this stunning wax plant is distinguished by a combination of floral traits ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ด๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ข๐ฏ๐บ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐๐ฐ๐บ๐ขโincluding a unique bell-shaped tube and star-like yellow petals. ๐๐ธ
๐ก ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฌ?
The nameใsinagtalaใ combines the Filipino words ๐๐๐๐๐ (ray of light) and ๐๐๐๐ (bright star). It was specially chosen because the flower's shape pays homage to ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ ! ๐ต๐ญ๐
This exciting botanical milestone is a powerful reminder of the hidden treasures waiting to be discovered in our local forestsโ๐๐๐ ๐ก๐๐ ๐๐๐ข๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ก ๐ก๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ข๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ก๐ . ๐ฒ๐
๐ผ : Yzabelle Mae A. Soner | P.I.O External
๐ : Valerie Mae C. Oya | Grade 12 - Representative & Ezekiel Ethan M. Mirasol | Grade 11 - Representative