Aeschynanthus longicaulis | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Gesneriaceae |
Genus: | Aeschynanthus |
Species: | A. longicaulis
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Binomial name | |
Aeschynanthus longicaulis | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Aeschynanthus longicaulis ( syn. Aeschynanthus marmoratus) is a species of perennial plant in the family Gesneriaceae, native to Vietnam, Thailand and Malaysia. [2] Naturally, it grows as an epiphyte on trees. [3] The leaves are pointed, 6-12 cm long and 2-3 cm wide, and are dark green marbled with a creamy white on the top and pale green marbled with maroon on the underside. [4] It produces clusters of tubular orange flowers up to 5 cm long [5] on trailing purple stems, from summer to winter. [2] The flowers give way to 30cm-long capsules containing multiple seeds. [4]
The specific epithet longicaulis means "long-stemmed". [6]
A. longicaulis is grown as a houseplant in temperate regions. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. [7] [8] This species is used to growing under the canopy of large trees in the forest, and leaves may suffer light damage and become yellow if placed in bright light. [9]
Aeschynanthus longicaulis | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Gesneriaceae |
Genus: | Aeschynanthus |
Species: | A. longicaulis
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Binomial name | |
Aeschynanthus longicaulis | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Aeschynanthus longicaulis ( syn. Aeschynanthus marmoratus) is a species of perennial plant in the family Gesneriaceae, native to Vietnam, Thailand and Malaysia. [2] Naturally, it grows as an epiphyte on trees. [3] The leaves are pointed, 6-12 cm long and 2-3 cm wide, and are dark green marbled with a creamy white on the top and pale green marbled with maroon on the underside. [4] It produces clusters of tubular orange flowers up to 5 cm long [5] on trailing purple stems, from summer to winter. [2] The flowers give way to 30cm-long capsules containing multiple seeds. [4]
The specific epithet longicaulis means "long-stemmed". [6]
A. longicaulis is grown as a houseplant in temperate regions. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. [7] [8] This species is used to growing under the canopy of large trees in the forest, and leaves may suffer light damage and become yellow if placed in bright light. [9]