Aristolochia gigantea

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Aristolochia gigantea

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Piperales
Family: Aristolochiaceae
Genus: Aristolochia
Species: A. gigantea
Binomial name
Aristolochia gigantea
Mart. & Zucc.

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. This plant is cited in Flora Brasiliensis by Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius.

[edit] See also

  • Aristolochia erecta – Swanflower
  • Aristolochia grandiflora - Pelican Flower
  • Aristolochia labiata (or A. brasiliensis) - Rooster Flower
  • Aristolochia nana - Tiny Pelican Flower
  • Aristolochia ornithocephala – Bird's Head Pipevine

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