Aeschynanthus superbus C.B.Clarke

 
  • Family : GESNERIACEAE
    (Gesneria Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : CHARELA FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Gesneriaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Trichosporum superbum (C.B.Clarke) Kuntze
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Aeschynanthus superbus C.B.Clarke
  • Habit : Epiphyte
  • Key identification features : Epiphytes; Leaves elliptic-oblong; Flowers in terminal umbellate; corolla pinkish red; calyx reddish, oblong, obtuse; Bracts ovate-oblong, pink; Seeds with one hair at base.
  • Flower, Fruit : July- January
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Changlang, Kameng, Lohit, Tirap
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : China, Bhutan, India, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : China, Bhutan, India, Laos, Myanmar, 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: 227
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Aeschynanthus superbus. Downloaded on 4 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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