Aeschynanthus

Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Aeschynanthus
Aeschynanthus pulcher with unopened buds emerging from calyces
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Gesneriaceae
Subfamily: Didymocarpoideae
Genus: Aeschynanthus
Jack
Species

See text

Aeschynanthus is a

calyces
. A full list of the accepted species and their synonyms can be found in the Smithsonian Institution's World Checklist of Gesneriaceae.

The genus contains a large variety of plants with differing features. Some have thick,

houseplants, notably A. longicaulis, A. pulcher and A. radicans.[2]

Species

Species include:[3]

Cultivation

They require good lighting and semi-moist, well-drained

humid
conditions.

References

External links