Ekojiwo (Epithema horsfieldii)

Ekojiwo (Epithema horsfieldii) is a plant species in Gesneriaceae, terrestrial herbs, undershrubs, succulents, single leaf at the end of a stalk, attached to the soil surface, growing in damp places, waterways, rock cliffs in karst and limestone landscapes.

E. horsfieldii has a large, thick, heart-shaped leaf, rounded tip, toothed margin, width up to 20 cm, length up to 25 cm, white haired sides and coarse. The upper surface is green and the lower surface is reddish green.







A main vein in the middle, bright green in color, several smaller veins pinnate and branching. The center of the leaf is also where the flowers appear.

Inflorescences in panicles, have long stalks, up to 20 cm, erect, coarse white hairs, the bottom is blackish and the top is green. Capsule-shaped flower buds. Trumpet-shaped crown, white and blue tip.

TAXON

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Subphylum: Angiospermae
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Lamiales
Family: Gesneriaceae
Subfamily: Didymocarpoideae
Tribe: Epithemateae
Subtribe: Epithematinae
Genus: Epithema Blume in Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind.: 737 (1826)
Species: Epithema horsfieldii (R.Br.) DC. in Prodr. 9: 279 (1845)

HOMOTYPIC SYNONYMS

Aikinia horsfieldii R.Br. in N.Wallich, Pl. Asiat. Rar. 3: 66 (1832)

HETEROTYPIC SYNONYMS

Carpocalymna monophylla Zipp. ex Span. in Linnaea 15: 331 (1841)
Epithema difforme Span. in Linnaea 15: 331 (1841)
Epithema horsfieldii var. epiphyllum Hilliard & B.L.Burtt in Edinburgh J. Bot. 54: 112 (1997)

PUBLICATIONS

Bransgrove, K. & Middleton, D.J. (2015). A revison of Epithema (Gesneriaceae). Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 67: 159-229.

Govaerts, R. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS Genera starting with letter E-F: 1-50919.

VERNACULAR NAME

English: Ekojiwo
Indonesian: Ekojiwo
Javan: Ekojiwo

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