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Genus: Aristolochia (pipevines, Dutchman's pipes) Life
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> Family: Aristolochiaceae
Over 500 species, found worldwide except Australia and
concentrated mainly in the tropics. Three species are native to southern Africa,
one is naturalised, and a further seven species are cultivated in the region.
Species native to southern Africa
Information from
Plants
of Southern Africa - an Online Checklist (SANBI),
Flora of
Zimbabwe,
Flora of Mozambique and
African Flowering Plants Database.
Aristolochia albida
Widely distributed in sub-Saharan Africa from West Africa across to the
Sudan and extending as far south as Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Mozambique. |
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Aristolochia heppii
Recorded from Zambia and Zimbabwe. Possibly a subspecies of Aristolochia
hockii. |
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Aristolochia hockii
Native distribution includes Tanzania, southern DRC, Zambia and Zimbabwe. |
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Species naturalised in southern Africa
Information from
Plants
of Southern Africa - an Online Checklist (SANBI) and
Flora of
Zimbabwe.
Aristolochia elegans (Calico
flower, Dutchman's pipe) [= Aristolochia littoralis]
Native to tropical South America. Within southern Africa it has become
naturalised in Zimbabwe and South Africa (Limpopo, Mpumalanga and
KwaZulu-Natal). |
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Other species, cultivated in southern Africa
List from Glen (2002).
Aristolochia grandiflora
Native to Central America and the West Indies. |
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Aristolochia labiata
Native to Brazil. |
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Aristolochia macrophylla
Native to the eastern USA. |
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Aristolochia ridicula
Native to Brazil. |
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Aristolochia sempervirens
Native to Greece and Italy. |
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Aristolochia tomentosa
Native to southeastern USA. |
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