6 描述
Aeschynanthus Jack. 芒毛苣苔属，苦苣苔科，80种，分布于亚洲热带、亚热带地区，我国有24种，多见于南部和西南部，有些供庭园观赏。木本植物，常攀援于他树上；叶对生或3—4枚轮生，革质或肉质；花美丽，单生或簇生，腋生或顶生；萼管状，檐5裂；花冠鲜红色，延长，管稍弯，檐偏斜，2唇形；雄蕊4，常突出；花盘环状，微5裂；子房上位；蒴果长线形，2瓣裂；种子具长毛。
7 属下物种
矮芒毛苣苔、扁柄芒毛苣苔、长萼芒毛苣苔、长花芒毛苣苔、长尖芒毛苣苔、长茎芒毛苣苔、粗毛芒毛苣苔、大花芒毛苣苔、倒披针芒毛苣苔、滇南芒毛苣苔、滇南芒毛苣苔(原变种)、广西芒毛苣苔、红花芒毛苣苔、华丽芒毛苣苔、黄杨叶芒毛苣苔、黄棕芒毛苣苔、具斑芒毛苣苔、轮叶芒毛苣苔、芒毛苣苔、毛萼芒毛苣苔、毛花芒毛苣苔、勐醒芒毛苣苔、墨脱芒毛苣苔、披针芒毛苣苔、伞花芒毛苣苔、束花芒毛苣苔、腾冲芒毛苣苔、条叶芒毛苣苔、条叶芒毛苣苔(原变种)、筒花芒毛苣苔、筒花芒毛苣苔(原变种)、尾叶芒毛苣苔、细芒毛苣苔、狭萼片芒毛苣苔、狭花芒毛苣苔、狭矩芒毛苣苔、狭叶芒毛苣苔、显苞芒毛苣苔、显苞芒毛苣苔(原变种)、线条芒毛苣苔、小齿芒毛苣苔、药用芒毛苣苔