Aeschynanthus lasianthus

Aeschynanthus lasianthus is a species of flowering plant in the family Gesneriaceae. It is an epiphyte or lithophyte with leathery leaves, red flowers, and capsule fruits. The species is native to Yunnan, China, and was described in 1975.

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Aeschynanthus lasianthus is an epiphyte or lithophyte. The stems are 40–120 centimetres (16–47 in) long, brown, and silky. The leaves are arranged oppositely. The leaf stem is 3.5–10 millimetres (0.14–0.39 in) long. The leaves are thin, leathery, narrowly ovate to ovate or elliptical, 2.9–8 centimetres (1.1–3.1 in) long, and 1.4–2.9 centimetres (0.55–1.14 in) wide. The inflorescence is a cyme with one or two flowers. The inflorescence lacks a stem. The flower stems are 0.8–1.4 centimetres (0.31–0.55 in) long. The calyx is green, 1–1.8 centimetres (0.39–0.71 in) long, and has five lobes. The calyx tube is 3.5–4 millimetres (0.14–0.16 in) wide at the mouth. The corolla is red, and 2.5–2.8 centimetres (0.98–1.10 in) long. The plant flowers from August to September. The fruit is a capsule around 20 centimetres (7.9 in) long. The plant fruits in September.

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