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Aristolochia gigantea

Botanic Family

Aristolochiaceae

Author

Martius & Zuccarini

Propagation

C.L.S.

Hardiness Zone

10C 10-11

Common Names

• Duck-flower
• Aristoloquia
• Swan Plant

Geographical Habitats

• Bahia
• Minas Gerais
• Rio de Janeiro
• São Paulo
• Paraná - Brazil
• Colombia
• Costa Rica
• Ecuador
• El Salvador
• Panama

Natural Habitats

• Forests
• creekside
• shrubland
• montane
• moist lowland forest
• primary forest
• coastal
• savanna
• thorn scrub

Flowering Times

• Jan
• Feb
• Mar
• May
• Jun
• Sept
• Oct
• Nov
• Dec Summer

Fruiting Times

• Nov

Evergreen glabrous twiner with ridged stems & cork-like bark. Leaves tomentose beneath to 90mm x 100mm. 300mm x 160mm solitary axillary flower mottled purplish-brown on light background, yellow throat. Pinkish-yellow fruit.

Naturalised in some areas

Further References

• E & M 1970
• Bailey 1976
• Herklots 1976
• Huxley 1992
• P & R 1997
• NYBG
• RHS A-Z
• Llamas 2003
• Neotrop
• Bodkin
• Mobot
• FB
• The Plant List 2
• Standley
• NGSP
• Jstor