Aeschynanthus parasiticus (Roxb.) Wall.

 
  • Family : GESNERIACEAE
    (Gesneria Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : CHARELA FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Gesneriaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Aeschynanthus parasiticus (Roxb.) Wall.
  • Habit : Epiphytic herb
  • Habitat : On Tree trunks in damp places
  • Comments / notes : Epiphytic
  • Key identification features : Epiphytic herbs; branchlets slender, pale brown, glabrous; Leaves thick coriaceous, broadly lanceolate, margin cartilaginous, reyolute; Flowers solitary, axillary, subtended by 3-4 linear bracts, scarlet with a short black stripe down on each lobe; pedicels and calyx gland tipped hairy; Capsules linear, glabrous, strongly curved; Seeds oblong, granulate, silky hairy at apex.
  • Flower, Fruit : September-February
  • Distribution :
    • Odisha : Mayurbhanj district, Keonjhar district
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Changlang, Kameng, Subansiri, Tirap
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Andaman Islands
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Andaman Islands, Bangladesh, China, Bhutan, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Andaman Islands, Bangladesh, China, Bhutan, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet, Vietnam
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2
    • H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 224
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 225-226
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Aeschynanthus parasiticus. Downloaded on 13 December 2024.

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