Subject: Aeschynanthus javanicus

From: [email-masked] (Robin L. M. Cheung)
Date: 15 Sep 1996 05:38:06 GMT

Would anyone perhaps be able to tell me some information about 
Aeschynanthus javanicus?  I know that it is a temperate plant and that it is a 
monocot with somewhat waxy leaves.  Any other information would be great, 
like family name, characteristics, etc.

Thanks!

ttfn
-robin [Team OS/2]
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From: [email-masked] (Clinton Morse)
Date: Wed, 18 Sep 96 13:19:04 GMT

>like family name, characteristics, etc.

A. javanicus is a synonym for Aeschynanthus radicans, the common lipstick 
plant. It is a gesneriad (Dicot, not monocot) and is native to Java and  
Malaysia, not temperate regions.  More info on this plant is available through 
our WWW collections database:

http://florawww.eeb.uconn.edu/acc_num\890044.htm

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From: [email-masked] (Beverly Erlebacher)
Date: Wed, 18 Sep 1996 21:57:48 GMT

>like family name, characteristics, etc.

The only Aeschynanthus I know of is a tropical plant in the (dicot)
gesneriad family, often called Lipstick Vine or similar and used as
a hanging basket house plant.  "Javanicus" implies it comes from Java.
So if the plant you are thinking of is a temperate monocot, perhaps
you have the botanical name worng.

Beverly Erlebacher
Toronto, Ontario Canada

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From: [email-masked] (Robin L. M. Cheung)
Date: 19 Sep 1996 03:09:01 GMT

In article <[email-masked]>, 
[email-masked] says...

>our WWW collections database:

You're quite right, it is a dicot; I mistyped it.  It is interesting that the 
greenhousekeepers at Carleton University have put it in the "Temperate 
Greenhouse."  Perhaps it was in error or that was the only place they 
could find for it that it would live in...    I checked out the web  site; it 
looks rather useful and I shall keep it for the future.  Thanks!

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ttfn
-robin [Team OS/2]

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From: [email-masked] (wojcik)
Date: 19 Sep 1996 19:22:04 GMT

Robin L. M. Cheung ([email-masked]) wrote:
: In article <[email-masked]>, 
: [email-masked] says...

: >A. javanicus is a synonym for Aeschynanthus radicans, the common 
: lipstick 
: >plant. It is a gesneriad (Dicot, not monocot) and is native to Java and  
: >Malaysia, not temperate regions.  More info on this plant is available 
: through 
: >our WWW collections database:

	For some beautiful graphics of several different Aeschynanthus
species and hybrids, check out the web site of the American Gloxinia and
Gesneriad Society at http://aggs.org

	Look under the Gesneriad Photo Gallery and check out the graphics
under Fibrous-Rooted Gesneriads. 
	Aeschynanthus are the perfect plant for indoors and for the
greenhouse.

- Al Wojcik
  Allen Park, Mich.

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From: [email-masked] (Clinton Morse)
Date: Wed, 18 Sep 96 13:19:04 GMT

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From: [email-masked] (Beverly Erlebacher)
Date: Wed, 18 Sep 1996 21:57:48 GMT

Beverly Erlebacher
Toronto, Ontario Canada

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From: [email-masked] (Robin L. M. Cheung)
Date: 19 Sep 1996 03:09:01 GMT

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From: [email-masked] (wojcik)
Date: 19 Sep 1996 19:22:04 GMT

- Al Wojcik
  Allen Park, Mich.