aeschynanthus


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Related to aeschynanthus: Aeschynanthus radicans, lipstick plant
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Noun1.aeschynanthus - a plant of the genus Aeschynanthus having somewhat red or orange flowers and seeds having distinctive hairs at base and apexaeschynanthus - a plant of the genus Aeschynanthus having somewhat red or orange flowers and seeds having distinctive hairs at base and apex
genus Aeschynanthus - large genus of East Indian ornamental woody epiphytic plants
Aeschynanthus radicans, lipstick plant - epiphyte or creeping on rocks; Malaysian plant having somewhat fleshy leaves and bright red flowers
aerophyte, air plant, epiphyte, epiphytic plant - plant that derives moisture and nutrients from the air and rain; usually grows on another plant but not parasitic on it
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Another unusual hanging plant is Aeschynanthus, commonly known as the lipstick vine.
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Aeschynanthus bracteatus, Chirita sinensis, Beccarinda tonkinensis and so on) of south China and Guangdong province got into Hainan Island, resulted in many species exchanges between Hainan Island and its' nearby regions.
Pollination syndromes of Chinese gesneriaceae: a comparative study between Hainan Island and neighboring regions
From left: Schefflera 'Amate'; lipstick plant (Aeschynanthus radicans); smaller elephant's ear (Alocasia 'Polly'); 'Neon' pothos (Epipremnum aureum); Swiss cheese vine (Monstera obliqua)-, variegated wax plant (Hoya carnosa 'Variegata'); elephant's ear (Alocasia 'Regal Shields'); and split-leaf philodendron (Monstera deliciosa).
Plant kingdom
Aeschynanthus Jack (Gesneriaceae) comprises approximately 160 species distributed from Sri Lanka and India through southern China and Southeast Asia to New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.
Morphological and photosynthetic response to high and low irradiance of Aeschynanthus longicaulis
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Chapter 12: indoor plants
Pink and white amaryllis, white cyclamens, and hanging pots of trailing red flowered aeschynanthus can fill an entire window.
Winter flowers
The popular African violets (Saintpaulia), lipstick plant (Aeschynanthus), and gloxinias (Sinningia) are widely cultivated as houseplants.
Shoot organogenesis and plant regeneration from leaf explants of lysionotus serratus D. Don

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