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Aristolochia labiata

Botanic Family

Aristolochiaceae

Author

Willdenow

Propagation

C.L.S.

Hardiness Zone

Min 5C

Common Names

• Rooster Flower
• Birds Head Flower
• Brazilian Birthwort

Geographical Habitats

• Bahia
• Santa Catarina
• Rio de Janeiro
• Ceará - Brazil
• Montserrat
• Cuba

Natural Habitats

• Forest
• scrubland

Flowering Times

• Oct (Brazil) May (Cuba)

Fruiting Times

• Dec

Glaucous vine with striped stems. Kidney-shaped leaves to 100mm x 165mm. Axillary 70mm flowers, mottled red, yellow, green & purple with a tail to 100mm & 2 unequal violet lips. 120mm hexagonal green seedpods striped white, aging brown, strong smell of decaying flesh.

Further References

• Menninger 1970
• Bailey 1976
• Herklots 1976
• Huxley 1992
• P & R 1997
• FB
• Exotica
• de Candolle
• The Plant List 2