Biology:Aeschynanthus kermesinus

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Aeschynanthus kermesinus
Preserved specimen of Aeschynanthus kermesinus, consisting of two stems with green leaves, and tube-shaped pinkish flowers
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Gesneriaceae
Genus: Aeschynanthus
Species:
A. kermesinus
Binomial name
Aeschynanthus kermesinus
Schltr.

Aeschynanthus kermesinus is a species of flowering plant in the family Gesneriaceae. It is an epiphyte native to New Guinea, that was described in 1923.

Taxonomy

The species was described by Rudolf Schlechter in 1923.[1]

Distribution

Aeschynanthus kermesinus is native to the wet tropical biome of New Guinea.[2]

Description

Aeschynanthus kermesinus is an epiphytic subshrub.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q15487982 entry