Aristolochia stevensii
Aristolochia stevensii is a plant species native to northwestern Nicaragua and southwestern Honduras. It grows in wet montane forests.[1]
| Aristolochia stevensii | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Piperales |
| Family: | Aristolochiaceae |
| Genus: | Aristolochia |
| Species: | A. stevensii |
| Binomial name | |
| Aristolochia stevensii Barringer | |
Aristolochia stevensii is a liana climbing over other vegetation. Stems are woody, up to 2 cm in diameter, the bark tomentose when young, corky when older. Leaves are ovate, up to 17 cm long. Flowers are borne in racemes in the axils of the leaves, dull yellow with a purple center.[1][2]
References
- Barringer, Kerry A. 1993. On Aristolochia thwaitesii (Aristolochiaceae). Novon 3:321-323.
- Davidse, G., M. Sousa Sánchez, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera. 2014. Saururaceae a Zygophyllaceae. 2(3): In G. Davidse, M. Sousa Sánchez, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera (eds.) Flora Mesoamericana. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México.
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