Aeschynanthus acuminatus Wall. ex A.DC. belongs to the Gesneriaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Aeschynanthus acuminatus, Tseng Yu-Hsin 1340--Taiwan. Xitou Nature Education Area. Giant Tree Logging Rd. 22 May 2016. DSC03924 (192).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Family
Gesneriaceae
Genus
Aeschynanthus
Specific Epithet
acuminatus
Authorship
Wall. ex A.DC.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.2
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.0
Global rank
#320,766 of 335,497
Top 96%
Extinction probability
10%
Location
Taiwan, Nantou County, Lugu Township
23.669361, 120.803833
Location Remarks
Xitou Nature Education Area (termination of Road 151). Giant Tree Logging Trail/Bird Watching Trail. 1381 m elev.
Collectors
Tseng Yu-Hsin, Kuo Wen-Hsi, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Liana twining up a tree.
