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Aristolochia cauliflora

Botanic Family

Aristolochiaceae

Author

Ule ex Pilger

Cultivated

C, medicinal

Common Names

• Ué-cá (Brazil)
• Sangue de Cristo (Brazil)

Geographical Habitats

• Brazil
• Peru

Natural Habitats

• Forest
• riverside. Medicinal uses

Flowering Times

• Mar
• Aug

Fruiting Times

Canopy liana with coriaceous white-veined leaves to 220mm x 200mm. Few-flowered fascicles of cauliflorous yellow & purple brown flowers, dark magenta stripes, lip yellow with dark spotted rim, flowers to 100mm long with tube to 25mm long & lip to 60mm x 20mm. Long beaked capsule.

Further References

• Mobot
• Neotrop
• Mansfeld
• The Plant List 2
• FOPE
• Kew