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Aeschynanthus pulcher
Aeschynanthus pulcher
- Botanic Family
- Gesneriaceae
- Author
- (Blume) G. Don
- Propagation
- C.D.S.
- Hardiness Zone
- Min 15C
- Conservation Status
- Least concern
Common Names
- Royal Red Bugler
- Scarlet Basket Vine
- Red-bugle Vine
- Lipstick Plant
- Pipe Plant
- Climbing-beauty
- Akar Tangkung Kenalang (Sarawak)
Geographical Habitats
- Borneo
- Java
- Lesser Sunda Islands
- Sumatra - Indonesia
- Johore
- Kedah
- Lankawi
- Malacca
- Pahang
- Penang
- Perak
- Sarawak
- Selangor - Malaysia
- Singapore
- Thailand
- Vietnam
Natural Habitats
- Humid forest
- woodland
- mangroves
- forest
- montane forest
Flowering Times
Fruiting Times
Epiphyic or lithophytic stem-rooting climber or creeper. Coriaceous glabrous leaves to 59mm x 21mm, axillary & sub-terminal fascicles of 1-2 flowers with bracts to 6.5mm x 5.5mm. 60mm orange or scarlet flowers with yellow throats, pubescent dark purple calyx to 35mm x 21mm with lobes to 5mm x 7mm, curved pubescent deep red corolla tube to 65mm long with lobes to 12mm x 12mm. Capsule to 400mm x 4mm.
Further References
- Menninger 1970
- Bailey 1976
- Beckett 1990
- Huxley 1992
- P & R 1997
- RHS A-Z
- The Plant List 2
- G. Don
- FS
- FOMP
- P. Chai
- GBS
- D.J. Middleton