Aeschynanthus acuminatus Wall. ex A.DC.

 
  • Family : GESNERIACEAE
    (Gesneria Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : CHARELA FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Gesneriaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Trichosporum acuminatum (Wall. ex A.DC.) Kuntze; Aeschynanthus acuminatus var. chinensis (Gardner & Champ.) C.B.Clarke; Aeschynanthus bracteatus Benth.; Aeschynanthus chinensis Gardner & Champ.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Aeschynanthus acuminatus Wall. ex A.DC.
  • Habit : Epiphytic shrub
  • Key identification features : Epiphytic shrubs, up to 3 m high; Leaves elliptic; Flowers in axillary, few flowered cymes, up to 1 cm long, yellowish green or brownish yellow with reflexed corolla lobes, Bracts ovate; Eruits cylindric, peduncles long with persistent sepals.
  • Flower, Fruit : October- March
  • Distribution :
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Changlang, Lohit, Siang
  • Native : Bangladesh, China, Bhutan, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, China, Bhutan, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam
  • Literature :
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 224
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Aeschynanthus acuminatus . Downloaded on 11 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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