''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 A synonym is a word, morpheme, or phrase that means precisely or nearly the same as another word, morpheme, or phrase in a given language. For example, in the English language, the words ''begin'', ''start'', ''commence'', and ''initiate'' are a ...

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 ''Pararistolochia australopithecurus'', synonym ''Pararistolochia australopithecurus'', is an Australian plant in the Aristolochiaceae or birthwort family, native to Queensland. It is a rainforest vine and the host plant for the Cairns birdwing ...

'' – Australasian * ''Pararistolochia ceropegioides'' (S.Moore) Hutch. & Dalz. → ''

Aristolochia ceropegioides ''Aristolochia ceropegioides'', synonym ''Pararistolochia ceropegioides'', is a plant species of family Aristolochiaceae. It is found in Cameroon and Gabon. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical ...

'' – African * ''

Pararistolochia enricoi ''Pararistolochia enricoi'' is an endemic Malagasy species of plant in the birthwort family, the only species belonging to the genus ''Pararistolochia'' within the island. Etymology The species is named in honour of the first author’s brothe ...

'' Luino, L.Gaut & Callm. – Malagasy * ''Pararistolochia goldieana'' (Hook.f.) Hutch. & Dalz. → ''

Aristolochia goldieana ''Aristolochia goldieana'' is a species of plant in the family Aristolochiaceae. It is found in Benin, Cameroon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, the Gulf of Guinea Islands, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone. Its natural habitat is sub ...

'' – 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 ''Aristolochia praevenosa'', synonym ''Pararistolochia praevenosa'', is an Australian plant in the birthwort family, native to Queensland and New South Wales. The Richmond birdwing butterfly vine grows in subtropical rainforest in coastal areas ...

'' – Australasian * ''Pararistolochia preussii'' (Engl.) Hutch. & Dalziel → ''

Aristolochia preussii ''Aristolochia preussii'' is a species of plant in the family Aristolochiaceae. It is native to Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and Ivory Coast. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It was assessed as "critically endang ...

'' – African * ''Pararistolochia schlechteri'' (Laut.) M.J.Parsons → ''

Aristolochia schlechteri ''Aristolochia schlechteri'', synonym ''Pararistolochia schlechteri'', is a liana endemic to Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea, officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is an island country in Oceania that comprises the eastern ...

'' – 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, (

) 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 {{Piperales-stub