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Subgenus Aristolochia
Aristolochia
Aristolochia (.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%} English: /əˌrɪstəˈloʊkiə/) is a large plant genus with over 500 species that is the type genus of the family Aristolochiaceae. Its members are commonly known as birthwort, pipevine or Dutchman's pipe and are widespread and occur in the most diverse climates. Some species, like A. utriformis and A. westlandii, are threatened with extinction.
45 branches of this group, most-observed first
Birthwort
speciesAristolochia clematitis
Smearwort
speciesAristolochia rotunda
Andalusian Pipevine
speciesAristolochia baetica
Aristolochia paucinervis
speciesAristolochia paucinervis
Spanish Birthwort
speciesAristolochia pistolochia
Gymnolobus
sectionGymnolobus
pelican flower
speciesAristolochia grandiflora
Brazilian Dutchman's Pipe
speciesAristolochia gigantea
White Veined Pipevine
speciesAristolochia fimbriata
Aristolochia ringens
speciesAristolochia ringens
Indian Birthwort
speciesAristolochia acuminata
Climbing Birthwort
speciesAristolochia sempervirens
Aristolochia pallida
speciesAristolochia pallida
Aristolochia trilobata
speciesAristolochia trilobata
Northern Dutchman's Pipe
speciesAristolochia contorta
slender Dutchman's pipe
speciesAristolochia debilis
Aristolochia zollingeriana
speciesAristolochia zollingeriana
Aristolochia albida
speciesAristolochia albida
Aristolochia cretica
speciesAristolochia cretica
Small-leaved Birthwort
speciesAristolochia parvifolia
Aristolochia clusii
speciesAristolochia clusii
Botta's birthwort
speciesAristolochia bottae
Aristolochia maurorum
speciesAristolochia maurorum
Aristolochia pontica
speciesAristolochia pontica
Breckland Birthwort
speciesAristolochia hirta
Aristolochia iberica
speciesAristolochia iberica
Tubeflower Dutchmanspipe
speciesAristolochia tubiflora
Aristolochia fontanesii
speciesAristolochia fontanesii
Aristolochia navicularis
speciesAristolochia navicularis
Aristolochia smilacina
speciesAristolochia smilacina
Aristolochia odora
speciesAristolochia odora
Aristolochia billardieri
speciesAristolochia billardieri
Aristolochia austrochinensis
speciesAristolochia austrochinensis
Aristolochia delavayi
speciesAristolochia delavayi
Long Aristolochia
speciesAristolochia longa
Aristolochia tyrrhena
speciesAristolochia tyrrhena
Aristolochia cauliflora
speciesAristolochia cauliflora
Aristolochia chlamydophylla
speciesAristolochia chlamydophylla
Aristolochia adalica
speciesAristolochia adalica
Aristolochia tuberosa
speciesAristolochia tuberosa
Aristolochia zhongdianensis
speciesAristolochia zhongdianensis
Aristolochia impressinervis
speciesAristolochia impressinervis
Aristolochia gentilis
speciesAristolochia gentilis
Aristolochia fujianensis
speciesAristolochia fujianensis
Aristolochia bodamae
speciesAristolochia bodamae
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Compendium of Materia Medica
李時珍 · 1596 · p.64
Hortus Eystettensis
Basilius Besler · 1640 · p.389
Introductio Generalis in Rem Herbariam
Augustus Quirinus Rivinus · 1690 · p.200
Latin Herbal
1484 · p.37
Latin Herbal
1484 · p.39
Latin Herbal with German Synonyms
1486 · p.38
Hortus Eystettensis
Basilius Besler · 1640 · p.212
Introductio Generalis in Rem Herbariam
Augustus Quirinus Rivinus · 1690 · p.201
Herbal of Virtues
1499 · p.37
Garden of Health
1507 · p.35
On the Virtues of Herbs
Macer Floridus (Odo of Meung) · 1090 · p.81
On the Virtues of Herbs
Macer Floridus · 1150 · p.198
In the stacks
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1464291.