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Aeschynanthus longicaulis (Aeschynanthus longicaulis)

Description

Aeschynanthus longicaulis is a species of perennial plant in the family Gesneriaceae, native to Vietnam, Thailand and Malaysia. It produces clusters of orange flowers against trailing stems of dark green leaves, from summer to winter. The specific epithet longicaulis means "long-stemmed". A. longicaulis is grown as a houseplant in temperate regions. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Lamiales

            • Family: Gesneriaceae

              • Genus: Aeschynanthus