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pipevines and birthworts
Aristolochia
Aristolochia (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.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Subgenus Aristolochia
subgenusAristolochia
Subgenus Siphisia
subgenusSiphisia
Calico-flower
speciesAristolochia littoralis
southwestern pipevine
speciesAristolochia watsonii
Subgenus Pararistolochia
subgenusPararistolochia
Swanflower
speciesAristolochia erecta
Aristolochia taliscana
speciesAristolochia taliscana
Yellow Birthwort
speciesAristolochia lutea
Aristolochia coryi
speciesAristolochia coryi
Indian Dutchman's pipe
speciesAristolochia indica
Florida dutchman's pipe
speciesAristolochia maxima
Triangular Dutchmanspipe
speciesAristolochia triangularis
Aristolochia meridionalis
speciesAristolochia meridionalis
Aristolochia chamissonis
speciesAristolochia chamissonis
Wright's dutchman's pipe
speciesAristolochia wrightii
Aristolochia argentina
speciesAristolochia argentina
Aristolochia steupii
speciesAristolochia steupii
Aristolochia pilosa
speciesAristolochia pilosa
Aristolochia leuconeura
speciesAristolochia leuconeura
fragrant dutchman's pipe
speciesAristolochia odoratissima
Harlequin Dutchman's Pipe
speciesAristolochia anguicida
Marsh's Dutchman's-pipe
speciesAristolochia pentandra
Aristolochia nelsonii
speciesAristolochia nelsonii
Aristolochia cordiflora
speciesAristolochia cordiflora
Aristolochia paecilantha
speciesAristolochia paecilantha
Worm Killer
speciesAristolochia bracteolata
Aristolochia labiata
speciesAristolochia labiata
Aristolochia carterae
speciesAristolochia carterae
Aristolochia galeata
speciesAristolochia galeata
Rough Birthwort
speciesAristolochia scabridula
Jalisco Dutchman's pipe
speciesAristolochia foetida
Aristolochia bracteosa
speciesAristolochia bracteosa
Aristolochia gibertii
speciesAristolochia gibertii
Aristolochia fordiana
speciesAristolochia fordiana
Aristolochia cardiantha
speciesAristolochia cardiantha
Aristolochia pringlei
speciesAristolochia pringlei
Aristolochia birostris
speciesAristolochia birostris
Aristolochia esperanzae
speciesAristolochia esperanzae
Aristolochia arcuata
speciesAristolochia arcuata
Aristolochia cymbifera
speciesAristolochia cymbifera
Aristolochia foveolata
speciesAristolochia foveolata
Aristolochia melastoma
speciesAristolochia melastoma
Aristolochia peninsularis
speciesAristolochia peninsularis
Aristolochia wankeana
speciesAristolochia wankeana
Aristolochia monticola
speciesAristolochia monticola
Aristolochia versabilifolia
speciesAristolochia versabilifolia
Aristolochia oblongata
speciesAristolochia oblongata
Aristolochia amara
speciesAristolochia amara
Aristolochia schippii
speciesAristolochia schippii
Aristolochia constricta
speciesAristolochia constricta
Aristolochia lingua
speciesAristolochia lingua
Aristolochia papillaris
speciesAristolochia papillaris
Aristolochia pothieri
speciesAristolochia pothieri
Aristolochia wendeliana
speciesAristolochia wendeliana
Aristolochia macroura
speciesAristolochia macroura
Aristolochia tentaculata
speciesAristolochia tentaculata
Stinking Aristolochia
speciesAristolochia pubera
Aristolochia bonettiana
speciesAristolochia bonettiana
Aristolochia chiquitensis
speciesAristolochia chiquitensis
Aristolochia povedae
speciesAristolochia povedae
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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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 54464.