''Pararistolochia'' is a formerly accepted genus in the plant family
Aristolochiaceae
The Aristolochiaceae () are a family, the birthwort family, of flowering plants with seven genera and about 400 known species belonging to the order Piperales. The type genus is '' Aristolochia'' L.
Description
They are mostly perennial, her ...
. , it is considered a
synonym
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of the genus ''
Aristolochia
''Aristolochia'' () is a large plant genus with over 500 species that is the type genus of the family Aristolochiaceae. Its members are commonly known as birthwort, pipevine or Dutchman's pipe and are widespread and occur in the most diverse clim ...
''.
Selected species
Species that have been placed in ''Pararistolochia'' include:
* ''Pararistolochia australopithecurus''
M.J.Parsons → ''
Aristolochia australopithecurus'' – Australasian
* ''Pararistolochia ceropegioides''
(S.Moore) Hutch. & Dalz. → ''
Aristolochia ceropegioides'' – African
* ''
Pararistolochia enricoi''
Luino, L.Gaut & Callm. – Malagasy
* ''Pararistolochia goldieana''
(Hook.f.) Hutch. & Dalz. → ''
Aristolochia goldieana'' – African
* ''Pararistolochia macrocarpa''
(Duch.) Poncy → ''
Aristolochia macrocarpa
''Aristolochia macrocarpa'', synonym ''Pararistolochia macrocarpa'', is a species of flowering plant in the family Aristolochiaceae native to west and west-central tropical Africa.
Distribution
''Aristolochia macrocarpa'' is native to west tropi ...
'' – African
* ''Pararistolochia praevenosa''
(F.Muell.) M.J. Parsons → ''
Aristolochia praevenosa'' – Australasian
* ''Pararistolochia preussii''
(Engl.) Hutch. & Dalziel → ''
Aristolochia preussii'' – African
* ''Pararistolochia schlechteri''
(Laut.) M.J.Parsons → ''
Aristolochia schlechteri'' – Australasian
References
* Leal, M.E., et al. 2011. Aristolochiaceae. In : Sosef, M.S.M., et al. (ed.), Fl. Gabon 42 : 5–10. Margraf Publishers, Weikersheim.
* Luino, I., et al. 2016. A new ''Pararistolochia'' Hutch. & Dalziel, (
Aristolochiaceae
The Aristolochiaceae () are a family, the birthwort family, of flowering plants with seven genera and about 400 known species belonging to the order Piperales. The type genus is '' Aristolochia'' L.
Description
They are mostly perennial, her ...
) from the Beanka ''Tsingy'' (western Madagascar). Candollea, 71(1) : 135- 141.
* Parsons, M.J. 1996a. New species of ''Aristolochia'' and ''Pararistolochia'' (Aristolochiaceae) from Australia and New Guinea. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 120(3): 199–238.
* Parsons, M.J. 1996b. The immature stages of ''Pharmacophagus antenor'' (Drury) (Papilionidae : Troidini) from Madagascar. J. Lepid. Soc. 50 : 337–344.
* Poncy, O. 1978. Le genre ''Pararistolochia'', Aristolochiaceae d’Afrique tropicale. Adansonia, 17 : 465- 494.
Historically recognized angiosperm genera
Piperales genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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