Ever wonder what those abbreviations stand for in all of those accession numbers? Well, here is a list of most of them all in one spot.

• AH: Aloha Hoyas
• AP: Apodagis
• BP: Ban Phaeo Hoya Nursery in Thailand
• BSI: Bilogical Science Initiative
• CMF: Charles Marden Fitch
• DMC: David M. Cumming
• EG: Ed Gilding
• EK or EKW: Eva Karen Wiberg
• EWF: Estrellio Waterfall
• ET or ETS: Eric Tauecchio
• GN: Gardino Nursery
• GPS: Gerard Paul Shirley
• HSI: Hoya Society International
• IM: Imran La In
• IML: Iris Marie Liddle
• IPPS: Institute for Protection and Propagation of Succulent plants
• MB: Mike Bernardo
• MM: Michael Miyoshira
• MT: May Tolentino
• NS: Nathalie Simonsson
• PES: Piyakaset Ek Suksathan
• PG: Patrick Gozon
• PNG: Papua New Guinea
• PT: Li Ping’Tao
• QLD: Queensland
• RHM: Ric Morier
• RP: Ratchaburi Panmai Hoya Nursery in Thailand
• SE: Sabine Ericsson
• SLM: Surisa Somadee
• SRQ: SRQ Hoyas, Joni Khan
• SV: Stenasa Varberg
• TG: Ted Green
• TN: Torill Nyhuus
• TOG: Tenom Orchid Center
• USDA: United States Department of Agriculture
• UT: Uthai Treesukhon
• VL: Viggo Larsen