Aeschynanthus parviflorus Spreng.

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Gesneriaceae > Aeschynanthus

Characteristics

A shrub. It grows hanging on larger plants. The stems are green and 1 m long. The leaves are opposite and thick and leathery. They are sword shaped and 12 cm long. The flowers are red and 3 cm long. They are in clusters at the ends of the branches. The flowers are tube shaped with small rounded petals at the tip. The fruit is a narrow capsule 30-50 cm long. The seeds have long hairs.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Environment

It is a tropical plant.
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Hardiness (USDA) 7-12

Usage

The flowers are eaten with meat. They are also eaten raw.
Uses medicinal
Edible flowers
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Distribution

Aeschynanthus parviflorus world distribution map, present in Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, and Nepal

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:377821-1
WFO ID wfo-0000522035
COL ID 65B8K
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Synonyms

Trichosporum maculatum Trichosporum parviflorum Aeschynanthus sikkimensis Aeschynanthus consobrinus Aeschynanthus maculatus Aeschynanthus parviflorus Aeschynanthus ramosissima Aeschynanthus maculatus var. sikkimensis Aeschynanthus maculatus var. stenophyllus