Rediscovery of Aeschynanthus monetaria in Southeast Tibet, after more than 100 years(1/2)

Aeschynanthus monetaria, a beautiful epiphytic species of Gesneriaceae, was rediscovered in monsoon rain forest along the Yarlung Zangbo River in Motuo County, Southeast Tibet, China. Its description is amended and completed with both fresh and dried specimens in this discovery. (Photo/China News Service)

Aeschynanthus monetaria, a beautiful epiphytic species of Gesneriaceae, was rediscovered in monsoon rain forest along the Yarlung Zangbo River in Motuo County, Southeast Tibet, China. Its description is amended and completed with both fresh and dried specimens in this discovery. (Photo/China News Service)