Aeschynanthus fulgens[1] is an Asian species of plants in the family Gesneriaceae and tribe Trichosporeae, with no subspecies listed in the Catalogue of Life.[2] A common name for this and similar species in the genus is "lipstick vine"; its name in Vietnamese is má dào Everard.[3]

Aeschynanthus fulgens
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Gesneriaceae
Genus: Aeschynanthus
Species:
A. fulgens
Binomial name
Aeschynanthus fulgens
Wall. ex R. Brown
Synonyms

Trichosporum fulgens (Wall.) Kuntze
Aeschynanthus stenosiphonius W.T. Wang
Aeschynanthus evrardii Pellegr.

The plant is a trailing epiphyte, with orange-red flowers approximately 70 mm long and slightly pubescent.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Wallich N (1839) Cyrtandreae: 115.
  2. ^ Roskov Y.; Kunze T.; Orrell T.; Abucay L.; Paglinawan L.; Culham A.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Decock W.; De Wever A. (2014). Didžiulis V. (ed.). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  3. ^ a b Phạm Hoàng Hộ (2003) Cây Cỏ Việt Nam: an Illustrated Flora of Vietnam vol. III (entry: 7751 as A. evrardii) publ. Nhà Xuẩt Bản Trẻ, HCMC, VN.
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