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|genus=Aeschynanthus
|genus=Aeschynanthus
|common_name=Basket plant, Blush wort
|common_name=Basket plant, Blush wort
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'''''Aeschynanthus''''' is a [[genus]] of ca. 185 species of [[tropical]] [[herb]]s. They are found in southern and southeastern [[Asia]], the islands of [[Indonesia]], [[New Guinea]], and the [[Philippines]]. They are usually trailing [[epiphyte]]s with brightly colored [[flower]]s that are pollinated by [[sunbird]]s. Among the better known species are ''[[Aeschynanthus lobbianus]]'' and ''[[Aeschynanthus radicans]]''. The genus name comes from a [[contraction]] of ''aischuno'' (to be ashamed) and ''anthos'' (flower). The common name for some species is "lipstick plant", which comes from the appearance of the developing buds of some species. A full list of the accepted species and their synonyms can be found in the Smithsonian Institution's World Checklist of Gesneriaceae.
'''''Aeschynanthus''''' is a [[genus]] of ca. 185 species of [[tropical]] [[herb]]s. They are found in southern and southeastern [[Asia]], the islands of [[Indonesia]], [[New Guinea]], and the [[Philippines]]. They are usually trailing [[epiphyte]]s with brightly colored [[flower]]s that are pollinated by [[sunbird]]s. Among the better known species are ''[[Aeschynanthus lobbianus]]'' and ''[[Aeschynanthus radicans]]''. The genus name comes from a [[contraction]] of ''aischuno'' (to be ashamed) and ''anthos'' (flower). The common name for some species is "lipstick plant", which comes from the appearance of the developing buds of some species. A full list of the accepted species and their synonyms can be found in the Smithsonian Institution's World Checklist of Gesneriaceae.
The genus contains a large variety of plants with differing features. Some have thick, [[waxy cuticle]]s (as in ''A. lobbianus'') others have much softer [[leaf|leaves]] (as in ''[[Aeschynanthus hildebrandii|A. hildebrandii]]''). Species such as ''[[Aeschynanthus speciosus|A. speciosus]]'' are large where ''[[Aeschynanthus micranthus|A. micranthus]]'' is much smaller and trailing.
The genus contains a large variety of plants with differing features. Some have thick, [[waxy cuticle]]s (as in ''A. lobbianus'') others have much softer [[leaf|leaves]] (as in ''[[Aeschynanthus hildebrandii|A. hildebrandii]]''). Species such as ''[[Aeschynanthus speciosus|A. speciosus]]'' are large where ''[[Aeschynanthus micranthus|A. micranthus]]'' is much smaller and trailing.
==Cultivation==
They require good lighting and semi-moist, well-drained [[soil]] conditions to grow, though they vary and some require more moist soil (such as ''A. hildebrandii''). They also prefer [[warm]] and [[humid]] conditions.
''Aeschynanthus lobbianus'' needs high light intensity to induce flowering.
===Propagation===
===Pests and diseases===
==Varieties==
*''[[Aeschynanthus albidus]]''
*''[[Aeschynanthus angustifolius]]''
*''[[Aeschynanthus burttii]]'' Mendum
*''[[Aeschynanthus hildebrandii]]''
*''[[Aeschynanthus hildebrandii]]''
*''[[Aeschynanthus lobbianus]]''
*''[[Aeschynanthus lobbianus]]''
*''[[Aeschynanthus longiflorus]]''
*''[[Aeschynanthus micranthus]]''
*''[[Aeschynanthus micranthus]]''
*''[[Aeschynanthus perakensis]]''
*''[[Aeschynanthus radicans]]''
*''[[Aeschynanthus radicans]]''
*''[[Aeschynanthus speciosus]]''
*''[[Aeschynanthus speciosus]]''
===External links===
==Gallery==
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Image:Aeschynanthus pulcher - JBM.jpg|''Aeschynanthus pulcher''
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==References==
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<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
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