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Aeschynanthus tricolor

Hook. (1858)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Asterids Order: Lamiales Family: Gesneriaceae Genus: Aeschynanthus

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Description

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Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

O'ahu Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Bot. Mag. 84: t. 5031 (1858)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Aeschynanthus tricolor Honolulu: Manoa Valley; Lyon Arboretum, Ti Section climbing on trees and rooting at nodes Preserved_Specimen Creeping herbaceous ground cover. Leaves succulent, dark yellow-green above; pale, light yellow-green below. Midrib below yellow-green. Stems tinged purple. Flowers bright red, corolla red-orange with black lines, interspersed with yellow. Calyx dark red, hairy. Fruit pruple-green, linear Teraoka, W. 256 Oahu BISH 1980-03-04
2 Aeschynanthus tricolor Honolulu, Oka Nursery and Landscaping, 445 Halaki Street hanging pot under shade cloth Preserved_Specimen Stems up to 0.6 m long and cascading over pot rim. Calyxes reddish purple. Corollas orange red with blackish red to black stripes both within and without. Flowers odorless (morning) Lau, J. 1939 Oahu BISH 1986-02-03
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