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Aeschynanthus horsfieldii

Aeschynanthus horsfieldii
Photo: Naturalis Biodiversity Center, CC0
Family
Gesneriaceae (African violet family)
Grows as
Epiphyte
Native range
Sumatera to Jawa
Climate
wet tropical

About

Aeschynanthus horsfieldii is a species of flowering plant in the family Gesneriaceae. It is an epiphyte native to Indonesia. The species was described in 1839.

Where it grows

Aeschynanthus horsfieldii is native to the wet tropical biome of Java and Sumatra.

Other Aeschynanthus plants

Aeschynanthus acuminatissimus · Aeschynanthus acuminatus · Aeschynanthus albidus · Aeschynanthus amboinensis · Aeschynanthus buxifolius · Aeschynanthus fulgens · Aeschynanthus hispidus · Parasite Blushwort · Aeschynanthus hosseusii · Aeschynanthus humilis · Aeschynanthus impar · Aeschynanthus intraflavus

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Aeschynanthus horsfieldii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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