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Lipstick plants

Aeschynanthus radicans

Photo by achmmad
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Field Notes

Description:

Climbing plants on the surface of big trees, rock, or dense shrubs. Flowers from the same genus usually has bright color, anther usually found in 2 couple. Has tube flower with 5 calyx and 5 corolla fused. Member of Gesneriaceae family, native plants from Mount Halimun Salak National Park.

Habitat:

Tropical rain forest.

Notes:

This species may belong to A. radicans based on Steenis (1972), Flora Pegunungan Jawa, (The Mountain Fora of Java).

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Comments (2)

Looks like mouth opening! :D thanks.
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PublishedJanuary 24, 2012

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