Aeschynanthus longicaulis is a species of perennial plant in the family Gesneriaceae, native to Vietnam, Thailand and Malaysia.[2] Naturally, it grows as an epiphyte on trees.[3] The leaves are pointed, 6-12 cm long and 2-3 cm wide, and are dark green marbled with a creamy white on the top and pale green marbled with maroon on the underside.[4] It produces clusters of tubular orange flowers up to 5 cm long[5] on trailing purple stems, from summer to winter.[2] The flowers give way to 30cm-long capsules containing multiple seeds.[4]
The specific epithet longicaulis means "long-stemmed".[6]
A. longicaulis is grown as a houseplant in temperate regions. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[7][8] This species is used to growing under the canopy of large trees in the forest, and leaves may suffer light damage and become yellow if placed in bright light.[9]
Aeschynanthus longicaulis is a species of perennial plant in the family Gesneriaceae, native to Vietnam, Thailand and Malaysia. Naturally, it grows as an epiphyte on trees. The leaves are pointed, 6-12 cm long and 2-3 cm wide, and are dark green marbled with a creamy white on the top and pale green marbled with maroon on the underside. It produces clusters of tubular orange flowers up to 5 cm long on trailing purple stems, from summer to winter. The flowers give way to 30cm-long capsules containing multiple seeds.
The specific epithet longicaulis means "long-stemmed".
A. longicaulis is grown as a houseplant in temperate regions. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. This species is used to growing under the canopy of large trees in the forest, and leaves may suffer light damage and become yellow if placed in bright light.
Aeschynanthus longicaulis es una especie de planta perenne de la familia Gesneriaceae, nativa a Vietnam, Tailandia y Malasia.
Produce racimos de flores de color naranja con tallos rastreros de hojas verde oscuro, que florece de verano a invierno.[1]
A. longicaulis se cultiva como planta de interior en templadas regiones. Ha ganado el premio Award of Garden Merit de la Royal Horticultural Society.[2]
Aeschynanthus longicaulis fue descrita por Wall. ex R.Br. y publicado en Plantae Javanicae Rariores 116. 1839.[3]
Aeschynanthus: nombre genérico que deriva de las palabras griegas αισχυνη, aischyne = "vergüenza", αισχυνω , aischynō = "de lo que avergonzarse" , y ανθος , anthos = "flor" , aludiendo a la corola generalmente d color rojo, o (menos probable ) de αίσχυνειν , aischýnein = "deformación , distorsionar" y άνθος , anthos = "flor", en referencia a la extraña forma de la corola.[4]
longicaulis: epíteto latíno que significa "de tallo largo".[5]
Aeschynanthus longicaulis es una especie de planta perenne de la familia Gesneriaceae, nativa a Vietnam, Tailandia y Malasia.
Vista de la plantaMá đào thân dài (danh pháp: Aeschynanthus longicaulis) là loài thực vật thuộc họ Tai voi, bản địa Việt Nam, Thái Lan và Malaysia. Cây này cho những cụm hoa màu cam nổi bật trên nền thân cây màu xanh đậm.[1]
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Má đào thân dài (danh pháp: Aeschynanthus longicaulis) là loài thực vật thuộc họ Tai voi, bản địa Việt Nam, Thái Lan và Malaysia. Cây này cho những cụm hoa màu cam nổi bật trên nền thân cây màu xanh đậm.