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Aristolochia littoralis
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Greystone Nature Preserve.
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Greystone Nature Preserve.
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Maleme Dam near entrance
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Maleme Dam near entrance
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Near Chalet 3, Chirinda Forest
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Hillside Golf Course, Mutare.
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| Synonyms: |
Aristolochia elegans Mast. |
| Common names: | Calico flower (English) Dutchman's pipe (English) |
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| Description: |
Glabrous perennial climber, woody at the base. Leaves spade to kidney-shaped, green above, pale greyish below. Flowers solitary, axillary. Perianth heart-shaped, maroon with white markings; tubular throat twisted and inflated. Fruit a pendent, 6-ribbed, sausage-shaped capsule, brown when ripe, splitting while remaining on the plant, forming a "hanging basket". The plants are poisonous. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | littoralis: of the seashore |
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| Flowering time: | Feb - May |
| Worldwide distribution: | Native to tropical South America |
| Growth form(s): | Climber, liane. |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Biegel, H.M. (1977). Check-list of ornamental plants used in Rhodesian parks and gardens. Rhodesia Agricultural Journal. Research Report No. 3. Page 25. Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 28. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 19. as Aristolochia elegans Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 30. as Aristolochia elegans Siebert, S. & Mössmer, M. (Editors) (2002). SABONET Southern Mozambique Expedition 2001; Provisional Plant Checklist of the Maputo Elephant Reserve (MER) and Licuati Forest Reserve (LFR) SABONET News 7(1) Page 24. As Aristolochia elegans Stannard, B.L. (1997). Aristolochiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(2) Pages 23 - 24. as Aristolochia elegans Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 47. as Aristolochia elegans |
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