Aeschynanthus longicaulis (syn. Aeschynanthus marmoratus) 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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Gesneriaceae |
| Genus: | Aeschynanthus |
| Species: | A. longicaulis
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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]
References
edit- ^ The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 1 April 2017
- ^ a b Brickell, Christopher, ed. (2008). RHS A–Z encyclopedia of garden plants (3rd ed.). Dorling Kindersley. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1-4053-3296-5.
- ^ Longfish, Stella (2020-10-07). "Plant Know-How: Aeschynanthus longicaulis". Folia Collective. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
- ^ a b Mazza, Giuseppe (2008-08-10). "Aeschynanthus longicaulis". Monaco Nature Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
- ^ "Long-Stemmed Basket Plant (Aeschynanthus longicaulis) - Plants | Candide Gardening". Candide. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
- ^ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. p. 224. ISBN 9781845337315.
- ^ "Aeschynanthus longicaulis AGM". Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
- ^ "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). www.rhs.org. Royal Horticultural Society. November 2018. p. 2. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
- ^ Li, Qiansheng; Deng, Min; Yanshi, Xiong; Coombes, Allen James; Zhao, Wei (June 2014). "Morphological and Photosynthetic Response to High and Low Irradiance of Aeschynanthus longicaulis". The Scientific World Journal. 2014 – via ResearchGate.
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