Aeschynanthus lepidospermus

Aeschynanthus lepidospermus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Gesneriaceae
Genus: Aeschynanthus
Species:
A. lepidospermus
Binomial name
Aeschynanthus lepidospermus
Synonyms[1]
  • Trichosporum lepidospermum (C.B.Clarke) Kuntze

Aeschynanthus lepidospermus is a species of flowering plant in the family Gesneriaceae. It is an epiphyte native to Borneo, and was described in 1883.

Taxonomy

The species was described by Charles Baron Clarke in 1883.[2] Otto Kuntze placed the species in Trichosporum,[1] which is a synonym of Aeschynanthus.[3]

Distribution

Aeschynanthus lepidospermus is native to the wet tropical biome of Borneo.[1]

Description

Aeschynanthus lepidospermus is an epiphytic subshrub.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Aeschynanthus lepidospermus". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2026-08-21.
  2. ↑ "Aeschynanthus lepidospermus C.B.Clarke". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens.
  3. ↑ "Trichosporum". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2026-08-21.
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