Aristolochia macrocarpa

Aristolochia macrocarpa, synonym Pararistolochia macrocarpa, is a species of flowering plant in the family Aristolochiaceae native to west and west-central tropical Africa.[1]

Aristolochia macrocarpa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Piperales
Family: Aristolochiaceae
Genus: Aristolochia
Species:
A. macrocarpa
Binomial name
Aristolochia macrocarpa
Duch.
Synonyms[1]
  • Pararistolochia macrocarpa (Duch.) Poncy
  • Aristolochia flos-avis A.Chev.
  • Aristolochia soyauxiana Oliv.
  • Aristolochia staudtii Engl.
  • Aristolochia tessmannii Engl.
  • Aristolochia tribrachiata S.Moore
  • Pararistolochia flos-avis (A.Chev.) Hutch. & Dalziel
  • Pararistolochia macrocarpa var. soyauxiana (Oliv.) Poncy
  • Pararistolochia soyauxiana (Oliv.) Hutch. & Dalziel
  • Pararistolochia staudtii (Engl.) Hutch. & Dalziel
  • Pararistolochia tribrachiata (S.Moore) Hutch. & Dalziel

Distribution

Aristolochia macrocarpa is native to west tropical Africa (Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone) and to west-central tropical Africa (Cabinda Province, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo).[1]

References
  1. "Aristolochia macrocarpa Duch." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-02-10.


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