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Aeschynanthus leptocladus is an epiphytic subshrub from the Gesneriaceae family, native to the wet tropics of New Guinea, where it grows on trees rather than in soil. It needs warm, humid, bright conditions with excellent drainage, similar to other Aeschynanthus (lipstick plants) grown indoors.
Aeschynanthus leptocladus is a species of flowering plant in the family Gesneriaceae. It is an epiphyte native to New Guinea, and was described in 1883.
Aeschynanthus leptocladus is native to the wet tropical biome of New Guinea.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Aeschynanthus leptocladus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
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.
