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Aristolochia cordiflora Mutis ex Kunth

Collection: Fajardo-G., F. et al. - 6067

Plant description	Liana, 15 m. Corky bark with longitudinal fisures. Discolorous leaves slightly aromatic, sigmoid petioles. Axilary & ramiflorous flowers, 25 x 22 cm expanded corolla, mouth of corolla tube 1 to 5 cm diameter. Inflated corolla tube, 10 x 3.5 cm at it's widest. Corolla purple with reticulated white veins to solid purple close to mouth. Pale purple veins and hairs in the narrow gap of the tube, then the inflated part of the tube white. Androecium at the base of corolla 1 x 1 cm, white. Dry ramiflorous fruits, light to dark brown, valves opening in 6 parts (3 pairs).
Locality and habit remarks	Tropical, lowland, evergreen, mid-Magdalena type rainforest on limestone. Climber on Annona tree at the edge of a pasture. Approximately 3 km south of Rio Claro Natural Reserve canyon.

Herbario JBB en línea - Jardín Botánico José Celestino Mutis. 2024-11-23

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Modified: 2024-05-02 12:03:27

GUID: fc967fc5-d07a-4385-b3cb-2f99b3bbfadf

Herbarium stamp	32784
Preparations	Excicado - 1; Fotografía - 1: JBB41777; Fotografía - 1: JBB41776
Determiner	Not available
Determination date	Without date

Kingdom	Plantae
Division	Tracheophyta
Superclass	Angiospermae
Class	Magnoliopsida
Order	Piperales
Family	Aristolochiaceae
Genus	Aristolochia
Species	cordiflora
Species author	Mutis ex Kunth
Scientific name	Aristolochia cordiflora Mutis ex Kunth

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