• Family : Gesneriaceae
  (GESNERIA FAMILY)
• Family (as per The APG System III) : Gesneriaceae
• Basionym : Aeschynanthus maculatus var. sikkimensis C.B.Clarke
• Synonym(s) : Aeschynanthus maculatus Lindl.; Trichosporum parviflorum D.Don
• Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Aeschynanthus parviflorus (D.Don) Spreng.
• Common name : Sikkim Blushwort
• Vernacular name : थिर्जो Thirjo (Nepali)
• Habit : Epiphyte
• Habitat : Primary forests
• Key identification features : Calyx 5 toothed; corolla curved, funel shaped,Glandular hairy inside.
• Native : Himalaya to Indo-China
• 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
• 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 29 November 2020.

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