Aristolochia australopithecurus

Pararistolochia australopithecurus, synonym Pararistolochia australopithecurus, is an Australian plant in the Aristolochiaceae or birthwort family, native to Queensland.[2] It is a rainforest vine and the host plant for the Cairns birdwing butterfly and the red-bodied swallowtail. Found in the area around Mount Bellenden Ker of north Queensland. Between the Little Mulgrave River and the South Johnstone River.[3]

image of a butterfly
Cairns birdwing butterfly
image of a butterfly
Red-bodied swallowtail
See also: Richmond birdwing butterfly vine

Cairns birdwing butterfly vine
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Piperales
Family: Aristolochiaceae
Genus: Aristolochia
Species:
A. australopithecurus
Binomial name
Aristolochia australopithecurus
(Mich.J.Parsons) Buchwalder & Wanke[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Pararistolochia australopithecurus Mich.J.Parsons

References
  1. "Aristolochia australopithecurus (Mich.J.Parsons) Buchwalder & Wanke", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2023-02-14
  2. "Aristolochia australopithecurus (Mich.J.Parsons) Buchwalder & Wanke", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2023-02-14
  3. information sign at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney


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