Aeschynanthus irigaensis
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Gesneriaceae |
| Genus: | Aeschynanthus |
| Species: | A. irigaensis |
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| Aeschynanthus irigaensis | |
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Aeschynanthus irigaensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Gesneriaceae. It is an epiphyte native to the Philippines, and was described in 1915.
Taxonomy
The species was initially described by Elmer Drew Merrill in 1915, and placed in the genus Trichosporum. In 1975, B.L.Burtt and Patrick James Blythe Woods moved it to the genus Aeschynanthus.[2][1]
Distribution
Aeschynanthus irigaensis is native to the Philippine island of Luzon. It grows in wet tropical environments.[1]
Description
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Aeschynanthus irigaensis". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2026-08-21.
- ↑ "Aeschynanthus irigaensis (Merr.) B.L.Burtt & P.Woods". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens.