Aeschynanthus bracteatus Wall. ex A.DC.

 
  • Family : GESNERIACEAE
    (Gesneria Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : CHARELA FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Gesneriaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Trichosporum bracteatum (Wall. ex A.DC.) Kuntze; Aeschynanthus bracteatus var. orientalis W.T.Wang; Aeschynanthus bracteatus var. peelii (Hook.f. & Thomson) C.B.Clarke; Aeschynanthus paxtonii Lindl.; Aeschynanthus peelii Hook.f. & Thomson
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Aeschynanthus bracteatus Wall. ex A.DC.
  • Habit : Epiphytic shrub
  • Key identification features : Woody, epiphytic shrubs; Leaves oblong or elliptic, acuminate at apex, dark green above; Flowers in terminal umbels or clusters, up to 5 mm long, scarlet red or orange red; Calyx lobes unequal, obtuse, deciduous; Seeds with single hair at base.
  • Flower, Fruit : June- December
  • Distribution :
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Changlang, Kameng, Lohit, Tirap
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : China, Bhutan, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : China, Bhutan, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, 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 bracteatus. Downloaded on 14 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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