Aeschynanthus linearifolius var. oblanceolatus (J. Anthony) W. T. Wang; A. oblanceolatus (J. Anthony) C. E. C. Fischer; A. peelii J. D. Hooker & Thomson var. oblanceolatus J. Anthony.

Stems 50-100 cm, glabrous. Leaves opposite; petiole 3-8 mm; leaf blade narrowly to broadly oblanceolate or rarely lanceolate, 4.2-9 X 0.6-2.5(-3.3) cm, leathery, glabrous, adaxially drying wrinkled, abaxially sparsely punctate, base cuneate to attenuate, margin entire to nearly entire, apex acuminate to subcaudate; lateral veins indistinct. Cymes axillary, 1-4-flowered; peduncle 1.8-5 cm; bracts persistent, red, lanceolate, 1-1.8 cm X 4-5(-8) mm. Pedicel 3-10 mm, glabrous. Calyx red, 5-sect from base; segments lanceolate to elliptic, 1.1-1.3 cm X 3-4 mm, outside glabrous. Corolla red, 3-3.5 cm, outside glabrous, inside sparsely glandular puberulent above, without tufts of hairs, mouth slightly oblique; limb indistinctly 2-lipped; adaxial lip ca. 4 mm; abaxial lip ca. 5.5 mm. Stamens exserted; filaments 1.4-2 cm; anthers coherent in pairs at apex, ca. 2 mm; staminode ca. 1 mm. Pistil ca. 2.1 cm; ovary glabrous. Style ca. 2.5 mm, puberulent. Capsule 5-10 cm. Seeds with 1 hairlike appendage at each end, appendages ca. 1.5 mm. Fl. Jul-Sep, fr. Oct.

The varieties of Aeschynanthus linearifolius were based on leaf shape and width. They are not recognized here because the variation in these characters is continuous.

On tree and rocks in forested valleys; 1900-3100 m. SE Xizang, Yunnan [NE India, N Myanmar].