Aeschynanthus pulcher - The Lipstick Plant

Scientific name: Aeschynanthes pulcher

Synonym: A. lobbianus, A. parvifolius, A. radicans

Common name: Lipstick Plant
Chinese name: 口紅花 (kou hong hua)

Family: Gesneriaceae (African violet family)

Origin: Malaysia, Southeast Asia

Category: Evergreen perennial vine

Photographs taken at: The Rooftop Secret Garden of 1-Utama

The genus name 'Aeschynanthes' is derived from the words 'aischuno' meaning 'to be ashamed' and 'anthos' for 'flower'.