6 描述
Aeschynanthus Jack. 芒毛苣苔屬，苦苣苔科，80種，分佈於亞洲熱帶、亞熱帶地區，我國有24種，多見於南部和西南部，有些供庭園觀賞。木本植物，常攀援於他樹上；葉對生或3—4枚輪生，革質或肉質；花美麗，單生或簇生，腋生或頂生；萼管狀，檐5裂；花冠鮮紅色，延長，管稍彎，檐偏斜，2脣形；雄蕊4，常突出；花盤環狀，微5裂；子房上位；蒴果長線形，2瓣裂；種子具長毛。
7 屬下物種
矮芒毛苣苔、扁柄芒毛苣苔、長萼芒毛苣苔、長花芒毛苣苔、長尖芒毛苣苔、長莖芒毛苣苔、粗毛芒毛苣苔、大花芒毛苣苔、倒披針芒毛苣苔、滇南芒毛苣苔、滇南芒毛苣苔(原變種)、廣西芒毛苣苔、紅花芒毛苣苔、華麗芒毛苣苔、黃楊葉芒毛苣苔、黃棕芒毛苣苔、具斑芒毛苣苔、輪葉芒毛苣苔、芒毛苣苔、毛萼芒毛苣苔、毛花芒毛苣苔、勐醒芒毛苣苔、墨脫芒毛苣苔、披針芒毛苣苔、傘花芒毛苣苔、束花芒毛苣苔、騰衝芒毛苣苔、條葉芒毛苣苔、條葉芒毛苣苔(原變種)、筒花芒毛苣苔、筒花芒毛苣苔(原變種)、尾葉芒毛苣苔、細芒毛苣苔、狹萼片芒毛苣苔、狹花芒毛苣苔、狹矩芒毛苣苔、狹葉芒毛苣苔、顯苞芒毛苣苔、顯苞芒毛苣苔(原變種)、線條芒毛苣苔、小齒芒毛苣苔、藥用芒毛苣苔