Aristolochia pubera R.Br.

Species

Angiosperms > Piperales > Aristolochiaceae > Aristolochia

Characteristics

Creeping or sometimes erect herb; stems to 1 m long, pubescent or puberulent. Leaves: pseudo-stipules absent; petiole 0.6–4 cm long; lamina oblong to broadly oblong, obovate or narrowly to broadly lyrate, 1–13 cm long, 0.8–8.6 cm wide (including basal lobes), puberulent above, pubescent or puberulent with multi-celled hairs on veins below; base shallowly cordate, sagittate-auriculate, auriculate or rarely truncate; apex obtuse, rarely emarginate. Flowers solitary; pedicels 0.2–0.4 cm long. Calyx geniculate, creamish or pale green with purplish brown limb, sparsely pubescent outside; utricle globose, 0.5–0.7 cm long; tube 5–12 mm long; limb 1-lobed, linguiform, 1.5–2.5 cm long, 0.2–0.3 cm wide, rounded at apex. Fruit globose or obloid, 1–2.5 cm long, 1–1.3 cm diam., not beaked. Seed triangular, concave-convex, 3–4 mm long, c. 3 mm wide, c. 0.5 mm thick, verrucose on convex face, not winged.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 30 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 23 - 29
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Germination treatment soaking
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Distribution

Aristolochia pubera world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:93254-1
WFO ID wfo-0000548232
COL ID GQ7D
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Synonyms

Aristolochia pubera Aristolochia strictiflora Aristolochia puberula

Lower taxons

Aristolochia pubera var. aromatica