796: Aeschynanthus parasiticus Wall.

Entry: 796
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Aescynanthus parasitica, Wall. in Herb. 1824 Incarvillaea Roxb.
Taxon: Aeschynanthus parasiticus
Authority: Wall.
Note: Wallich spells this genus name as "Aescynanthus". Wallich writes the specific epithet as "parasitica".
Specimens: 1 Show ▼ Hide ▲
Herbarium Specimen Barcode Stable URI
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh(E) E00259899 http://data.rbge.org.uk/herb/E00259899
Collection: 796.[1]: Aeschynanthus parasiticus Wall.
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Sillet, MR Smith
Location: Sylhet

Some specimens are marked 'Sillet', others 'montes Sillet' or 'mont. Sillet'. Montes Sillet indicates the Khasi Hills, in Assam. Specimens marked only 'Sillet' (or 'Sylhet' etc) can be from either the Khasi Hills or from Bengal/Bangladesh.

Collector: Smith, M.R.

Matthew Richard Smith (c. 1749-1819)

Magistrate in Pundua, Sylhet. Plant collector in Sylhet and neighbouring districts, also collected in Bengal 1810-1816. His name is sometimes abbreviated as "MRS".

Specimens: 6 Show ▼ Hide ▲
Herbarium Specimen Barcode Stable URI
Royal Botanic Garden Kew (Wallich)(K-W) K001111911 http://specimens.kew.org/herbarium/K001111911
Royal Botanic Garden Kew (Wallich)(K-W) K001111912 http://specimens.kew.org/herbarium/K001111912
Royal Botanic Garden Kew (Wallich)(K-W) K001111913 http://specimens.kew.org/herbarium/K001111913
Royal Botanic Garden Kew (Wallich)(K-W) K001111914 http://specimens.kew.org/herbarium/K001111914
Royal Botanic Garden Kew (Wallich)(K-W) K001111915 http://specimens.kew.org/herbarium/K001111915
Royal Botanic Garden Kew (Wallich)(K-W) K001111964 http://specimens.kew.org/herbarium/K001111964