Aeschynanthus leucothamnos
| Aeschynanthus leucothamnos | |
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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. leucothamnos |
| Binomial name | |
| Aeschynanthus leucothamnos | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Aeschynanthus leucothamnos is a species of flowering plant in the family Gesneriaceae. It is an epiphyte native to the Philippines, and was described in 1913.
Taxonomy
The species was described by Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig Kraenzlin in 1913.[2] Elmer Drew Merrill placed it in the genus Trichosporum,[1] which is a synonym of Aeschynanthus.[3]
Distribution
The species is native to the Philippine island of Mindanao. It grows in the wet tropical biome.[1]
Description
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Aeschynanthus leucothamnos". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2026-08-22.
- ↑ "Aeschynanthus leucothamnos Kraenzl". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens.
- ↑ "Trichosporum". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2026-08-22.