Aeschynanthus longicaulis explained

Aeschynanthus longicaulis (syn. Aeschynanthus marmoratus) is a species of perennial plant in the family Gesneriaceae, native to Vietnam, Thailand and Malaysia.^[1] Naturally, it grows as an epiphyte on trees.^[2] The leaves are pointed, 6-12 cm long and 2-3 cm wide, and are dark green marbled with a creamy white on the top and pale green marbled with maroon on the underside.^[3] It produces clusters of tubular orange flowers up to 5 cm long^[4] on trailing purple stems, from summer to winter. The flowers give way to 30cm-long capsules containing multiple seeds.

The specific epithet longicaulis means "long-stemmed".^[5]

A. longicaulis is grown as a houseplant in temperate regions. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.^{[6] [7]} This species is used to growing under the canopy of large trees in the forest, and leaves may suffer light damage and become yellow if placed in bright light.^[8]

Notes and References

1. Book: RHS A–Z encyclopedia of garden plants. Dorling Kindersley. 2008. 978-1-4053-3296-5. Brickell. Christopher. 3rd. 1136.
2. Web site: Longfish. Stella. 2020-10-07. Plant Know-How: Aeschynanthus longicaulis. 2021-04-12. Folia Collective.
3. Web site: Mazza. Giuseppe. 2008-08-10. Aeschynanthus longicaulis. 2021-04-12. Monaco Nature Encyclopedia. en-US.
4. Web site: Long-Stemmed Basket Plant (Aeschynanthus longicaulis) - Plants Candide Gardening. 2021-04-12. Candide. en-GB.
5. Book: Harrison, Lorraine. RHS Latin for gardeners. 2012. Mitchell Beazley. United Kingdom. 9781845337315. 224.
6. Web site: Aeschynanthus longicaulis AGM . Royal Horticultural Society . 10 March 2020.
7. Web site: AGM Plants - Ornamental . November 2018 . 2 . Royal Horticultural Society . www.rhs.org . 27 February 2020.
8. Li. Qiansheng. Deng. Min. Yanshi. Xiong. Coombes. Allen James. Zhao. Wei. June 2014. Morphological and Photosynthetic Response to High and Low Irradiance of Aeschynanthus longicaulis. The Scientific World Journal. 2014. ResearchGate.