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796: Aeschynanthus parasiticus Wall.

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Entry: 796
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Aescynanthus parasitica, Wall. in Herb. 1824 Incarvillaea Roxb.

Taxon: Aeschynanthus parasiticus
Authority: Wall.
Notes: Wallich spells this genus name as "Aescynanthus". Wallich writes the specific epithet as "parasitica".
Associated Specimen Herbarium Stable URI
E00259899 Royal Botanic Garden Edinburghhttps://data.rbge.org.uk/herb/E00259899
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Collection: 796.[1]: Aeschynanthus parasiticus Wall.
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Sillet, MR Smith
Location:Sylhet (Sillet)

Location

Name: Sylhet (Sillet)

Standard Name: Sylhet

Country: Bangladesh (BD)

Note

Collector/Herbarium: Herb. Hamilton, Bruce, De Silva, Smith.

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. (MRS)

Collector

Name: Smith, M.R. (MRS)

Standard Name: Smith, M.R.

Note

Matthew Richard Smith, magistrate at Sylhet (Bangladesh?), made plant collections in Sylhet and neighbouring districts.

Check: Dictionary of British and Irish botanists and horticulturists 638. 1994 (brief biography): b. Henton St George, Somerset 22 June 1749 d. Sylhet, India 14 July 1819. Magistrate, Pundua, Sylhet, where he had a garden of native plants. Sent plants to Botanic Garden, Calcutta. Collected in Bengal, 1810-16/

Associated Specimen Herbarium Stable URI
K001111911 Royal Botanic Garden Kew (Wallich)http://specimens.kew.org/herbarium/K001111911
K001111912 Royal Botanic Garden Kew (Wallich)http://specimens.kew.org/herbarium/K001111912
K001111913 Royal Botanic Garden Kew (Wallich)http://specimens.kew.org/herbarium/K001111913
K001111914 Royal Botanic Garden Kew (Wallich)http://specimens.kew.org/herbarium/K001111914
K001111915 Royal Botanic Garden Kew (Wallich)http://specimens.kew.org/herbarium/K001111915
K001111964 Royal Botanic Garden Kew (Wallich)http://specimens.kew.org/herbarium/K001111964