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Aeschynanthus
Blushworts
As recorded: Aeschynanthus Jack
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Gesneriaceae
- Collected by
- Takeuchi, W.N.
- Collector number
- 5224
- Date
- October 4, 1989
- Locality
- Hunstein Range (Mt. Samsai); main ridge to summit; near camp 3; mossy forest of mixed lowland and low montane composition
- Island
- New Guinea
- Region
- East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea
- Elevation
- 950 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 4, 1989, Takeuchi, W.N. also collected 18 other specimens.
Aeschynanthus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1989. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,449 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.

2026-10-26
Taiwan, TW
(c) Casper, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-22
604台灣嘉義縣竹崎鄉FPH4+58
(c) 張秀如, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-18
336台灣桃園市復興區
(c) freesiahsu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-17
Taiwan, TW
(c) freesiahsu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-17
滿月圓國家森林遊樂區, 三峽區, 新北市, TW
(c) 山羌, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-17
Pu'er, Yunnan, CN
(c) 茶茶爱番石榴, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Aeschynanthus. BISH 803291. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956292362. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/803291.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956292362 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
