Aristolochia grandiflora

Aristolochia grandiflora

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Piperales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Magnoliids Ordo: Piperales

Familia: Aristolochiaceae
Subfamilia: Aristolochioideae
Genus: Aristolochia
Species: Aristolochia grandiflora

Name

Aristolochia grandiflora Sw., 1788.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Howardia grandiflora (Sw.) Klotzsch, Monatsber. Konigl. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1859: 610. 1859.

• Heterotypic
  • Aristolochia foetens Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 21: t. 1824. 1836.
  • Aristolochia gigantea Hook., Bot. Mag. 72: t. 4221. 1846.
  • Aristolochia gigas Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 28: t. 60, misc. 51-52. 1842.
  • Aristolochia gigas var. sturtevantii W.Watson, Gard. & Forest 4(195): 546. 1891.
  • Aristolochia grandiflora var. hookeri Duch., Prodr. 15(1): 473. 1864.
  • Aristolochia scandens P.Browne, Civ. Nat. Hist. Jamaica 329. 1756.
  • Aristolochia sturtevantii (S.Watson) Mottet
  • Howardia foetens (Lindl.) Klotzsch, Monatsber. Konigl. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1859: 610. 1859.
  • Howardia gigantea (Mart. & Zucc.) Klotzsch, Monatsber. Konigl. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1859: 610. 1859.

Homonyms

• Aristolochia grandiflora Gomez = Aristolochia cymbifera Mart. & Zucc.
• Aristolochia grandiflora Vahl = Aristolochia ringens Vahl

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional: Western South America Nicaragua, Panama, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Colombia (Antioquia, Caquet, Choc, Cundinamarca, Putumayo), Venezuela (Miranda) Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico (Chiapas, Oaxaca, Tabasco, Veracruz, Yucatan, Zacatecas) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Swartz, O.P. 1788. Nova Genera et Species Plantarum seu Prodromus 126.
• USDA, NRCS. 2006. The PLANTS Database, 6 March 2006 (http://plants.usda.gov). Data compiled from various sources by Mark W. Skinner. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.

Links

• Hassler, M. 2018. Aristolochia grandiflora. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Dec. 28. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Aristolochia grandiflora. Published online. Accessed: Dec. 28 2018.
• The Plant List 2013. Aristolochia grandiflora in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Dec. 28.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Aristolochia grandiflora. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 28 Dec. 2018.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Aristolochia grandiflora in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service.

Vernacular names

English: pelicanflower

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