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|image_caption=Aeschynanthus speciosus
 
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{{Taxobox
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| name = ''Aeschynanthus''
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| image_caption = ''[[Aeschynanthus speciosus]]''
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| regnum = [[Plantae]]
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| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
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| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
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| ordo = [[Lamiales]]
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| familia = [[Gesneriaceae]]
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| genus = '''''Aeschynanthus'''''
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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.
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==Cultivation==
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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.
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''Aeschynanthus lobbianus'' needs high light intensity to induce flowering.
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===Propagation===
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===Pests and diseases===
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==Varieties==
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*''[[Aeschynanthus albidus]]''
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*''[[Aeschynanthus angustifolius]]''
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*''[[Aeschynanthus burttii]]'' Mendum
 
*''[[Aeschynanthus hildebrandii]]''
 
*''[[Aeschynanthus hildebrandii]]''
 
*''[[Aeschynanthus lobbianus]]''
 
*''[[Aeschynanthus lobbianus]]''
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*''[[Aeschynanthus longiflorus]]''
 
*''[[Aeschynanthus micranthus]]''
 
*''[[Aeschynanthus micranthus]]''
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*''[[Aeschynanthus perakensis]]''
 
*''[[Aeschynanthus radicans]]''
 
*''[[Aeschynanthus radicans]]''
 
*''[[Aeschynanthus speciosus]]''
 
*''[[Aeschynanthus speciosus]]''
*''[[Aeschynanthus longiflorus]]''
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*''[[Aeschynanthus perakensis]]''
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*''[[Aeschynanthus albidus]]''
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*''[[Aeschynanthus angustifolius]]''
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===Cultivation===
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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.
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''Aeschynanthus lobbianus'' needs high light intensity to induce flowering.
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===External links===
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==Gallery==
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<gallery perrow=5>
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Image:Aeschynanthus pulcher - JBM.jpg|''Aeschynanthus pulcher''
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Image:Upload.png| photo 1
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Image:Upload.png| photo 2
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Image:Upload.png| photo 3
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</gallery>
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==References==
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<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->
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==External links==
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*[http://www.gesneriads.ca/genaesch.htm ''Aeschynanthus''] from [http://www.gesneriads.ca The Gesneriad Reference Web]
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*[http://www.botanik.univie.ac.at/morphology/genera_gesneriaceae/genera/aeschynanthus.htm ''Aeschynanthus''] from [http://www.botanik.univie.ac.at/morphology/genera_gesneriaceae The Genera of Gesneriaceae]
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*[http://persoon.si.edu/gesneriaceae/checklist World Checklist of Gesneriaceae]
 

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