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Aristolochiaceae

Subfamily Aristolchioideae
Tribe Aristolochieae

Subfamily Asaroideae

W/C = Wild Collected
Aristolochia gigantea Mart. & Zucc.

  • Common Name: Brazilian Dutchman's Pipe
  • Family: Aristolochiaceae Juss.

  • Country of Origin: Panama
  • Habitat: wet rainforests

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Accession Data:

  • Accession # 200201892
  • Source: Doug Goldman - Cornell
  • Provenance: Plant from Doug Goldman (Cornell). This clone is supposedly a South American clone with true 'giant' flowers up to 18" in length. Older accession in our collections may presumably be a smaller flowered Central American Clone as its flowers only reach a maximum of 6 inches in length.
  • Accession Date: 09-09-2002
  • Bench: 3102 - PROD-W: 3x12 Bench
  • Qty: 1 confirmed on 02-20-2013
Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: magnoliids
  • Order: Piperales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Aristolochiaceae
  • SubFamily: Aristolchioideae
  • Tribe: Aristolochieae
  • SubTribe:
References:

Revi sion of the North and Central American Hexandrous Species of Aristolochia (Aristolochiaceae), Howard W. Pfeifer, Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden, Vol. 53, No. 2. (1966), pp. 115-196. {JSTOR archive, subscription may be required}

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