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Brazilian Dutchman's Pipe
Aristolochia gigantea
Aristolochia gigantea (Brazilian Dutchman's pipe, giant pelican flower; syn. Aristolochia sylvicola Standl.) is an ornamental plant native to Brazil, typical of Bahia and Minas Gerais vegetation. It has spectacular but foul smelling flowers and can be grown from seeds or by cuttings. This plant is cited in Flora Brasiliensis by Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius. A. gigantea and other tropical Dutchman's pipe varieties pose a threat to the pipevine swallowtail butterfly. The butterfly confuses A. gigantea...
From the article Aristolochia gigantea on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
It is a vigorous woody evergreen climber (vine). Leaves are simple with a cordate heart shape and a petiole. Inflorescence has a single zygomorphic (bilateral) flower that is bisexual. Contains 6 stamens that are fused to form a gynostemium. There is a syncarpous gynoecium present. The face of the flower is oval with a fine network of pale pink or whitish veins on a maroon background. The rear of the flower is globular. The throat is yellow.
Wikipedia: “Morphology”
How it is grown
In cultivation in the UK - where it must be grown under glass - this plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. It does not tolerate temperatures below 10 °C (50 °F). It can be grown from seeds or cuttings.
Wikipedia: “Cultivation”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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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 71036.