Monday, 9 November 2020

Aeschynanthus perrottetii A.DC.

Aeschynanthus perrottetii A.DC.

es-kee-NAN-thus -- Greek: aischyno (ashamed); anthos (flowers), referring to the blushing red color of the flowers ... Dave's Botanary
¿ per-ROT-tay-tee-eye ? -- named for George Samuel Perrottet, Swiss-born French botanist and horticulturist ... MNHN

commonly known as: Nilgiri blushwort


botanical names: Aeschynanthus perrottetii A.DC. ... synonyms: Aeschynanthus ceylanicus Wight ... more at The Plants List (2013). Version 1.1.
Bibliography / etymology
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Nilgiri blushwort
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