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Aristolochia gigantea

Mart. & Zucc. (1824)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Magnoliids Order: Piperales Family: Aristolochiaceae Genus: Aristolochia

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Flora 7(1, Beil.): 139 (1824)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Aristolochia gigantea Kaneohe, Hoomaluhia Park, in American tropical plants, and along main road on fence behind maintenance shed Preserved_Specimen Vine, leaves fetid when broken, flowers borne on older, woody stems, corolla ~9-10 across, brick red marked with tan, odorless Staples, G.W. 436 Oahu BISH 1989-01-30
2 Aristolochia gigantea Koloa, NTBG, Lawai Valley, Big Valley on W side of Lawai Stream on a large monkeypod tree, by big boulder. Preserved_Specimen Large liana, stems 3-4 cm with corky bark, leaves discolorous with rank odor. Pedicel 30 cm, flowers solitary, tube interior yellow, exterior green-white, limb mottled with light and dark purple, darker basally. Lorence, D.H. 8023 Kauai BISH 1997-07-02
3 Aristolochia gigantea Koloa, NTBG, Lawai Valley, Big Valley on W side of Lawai Stream on a large monkeypod tree, by big boulder. Preserved_Specimen Large liana, stems 3-4 cm with corky bark, leaves discolorous with rank odor. Pedicel 30 cm, flowers solitary, tube interior yellow, exterior green-white, limb mottled with light and dark purple, darker basally. Lorence, D.H. 8023 Kauai BISH 1997-07-02
4 Aristolochia gigantea Kaneohe, Hoomaluhia Park, in American tropical plants, and along main road on fence behind maintenance shed Preserved_Specimen Vine, leaves fetid when broken, flowers borne on older, woody stems, corolla ~9-10 across, brick red marked with tan, odorless Staples, G.W. 436 Oahu BISH 1989-01-30
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