Aeschynanthus micranthus C.B.Clarke

 
  • Family : GESNERIACEAE
    (Gesneria Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : CHARELA FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Gesneriaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Aeschynanthus parviflorus C.B.Clarke; Trichosporum micranthum (C.B.Clarke) Kuntze; Aeschynanthus austroyunnanensis W.T.Wang; Aeschynanthus austroyunnanensis var. guangxiensis (Chun ex W.T.Wang & K.Y.Pan) W.T.Wang; Aeschynanthus guangxiensis Chun ex W.T.Wang & K.Y.Pan
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Aeschynanthus micranthus C.B.Clarke
  • Habit : Epiphytic shrub
  • Key identification features : Woody epiphytes, purplish on drying; Leaves elliptic-Ianceolate; Flowers in axillary or terminal clusters, up to 6 cm long, red; Capsules linear, shallowly channelled with single hair at either end.
  • Flower, Fruit : July- December
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Siang
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Bangladesh, China, Bhutan, India, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, China, Bhutan, India, Laos, Myanmar, 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: 225
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Aeschynanthus micranthus. Downloaded on 6 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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