Pan India Bouquets

Aeschynanthus sikkimensis (C.B.Clarke) Stapf

Family : Gesneriaceae
(Gesneria Family)
Family (Hindi name) : CHARELA FAMILY
Family (as per The APG System III) : Gesneriaceae
Basionym : Aeschynanthus maculatus var. sikkimensis C.B.Clarke
Synonym(s) : Aeschynanthus maculatus Lindl.; Aeschynanthus consobrinus Kraenzl.; Aeschynanthus ramosissimus Wall.; Trichosporum parviflorum D.Don
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Aeschynanthus parviflorus (D.Don) Spreng.
Common name : Sikkim Blushwort
Vernacular name : Hnah-chhah (Mizo); Thirjo (Nepali)
Habit : Epiphyte
Habitat : Epipyhte on trees in forest; 1500 - 1800 m. altitude
Key identification features : Calyx 5 toothed; corolla curved, funel shaped,Glandular hairy inside.
Flower, Fruit : May-October
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Sikkim : Sikkim
- West Bengal : Darjeeling district
- Arunachal Pradesh : TWG
Native : Himalaya to Indo-China
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : East Himalaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam, West Himalaya
Literature : Oleg P & Adam S (1984). Flowers of Himalaya. Oxford University Press: 307; Balakrishnan, N. P. (1983). Flora of Jowai Vol.2. Published BSI: 345; Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 191; GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 2: Part 3. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 1303-1304
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Aeschynanthus sikkimensis. Downloaded on 10 December 2023.

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Aeschynanthus sikkimensis (C.B.Clarke) Stapf

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