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Aeschynanthus longicaulis

Aeschynanthus longicaulis

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Aeschynanthus longicaulis is a species of perennial plant in the family Gesneriaceae, native to Vietnam, Thailand and Malaysia. Naturally, it grows as an epiphyte on trees. The leaves are pointed, 6-12 cm long and 2-3 cm wide, and are dark green marbled with a creamy white on the top and pale green marbled with maroon on the underside. It produces clusters of tubular orange flowers up to 5 cm long on trailing purple stems, from summer to winter. The flowers give way to 30cm-long capsules containing multiple seeds.

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Ecology

How it lives

Propagated by
Seed
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Name
Aeschynanthus longicaulis
Slug
aeschynanthus-longicaulis
Kingdom
Plantae
Family
Gesneriaceae
Genus
Aeschynanthus
Species
longicaulis
Wikidata QID
Q3280962
Propagule type
seed
Container suitable
No
Indoor suitable
No
OSSI pledged
No
Hazard level
1
Data completeness
43

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