Taxon: Aristolochia elegans Mast.

• the 11 historical accession(s) associated with this name.
• Check PlantSearch database of Botanic Gardens Conservation International for possible non-NPGS germplasm.

Common names:

• calico-flower   (Source: Zander ed16 [as A. littoralis]) – English
  
• Strand-Pfeifenwinde   (Source: Zander ed17 [as A. littoralis]) – German
  
• jarrinha-pintada   (Source: D. Groth, p.c. 2005) – Portuguese (Brazil)
  
• patito   (Source: F Veracruz ) – Spanish
  

Economic importance:

• Environmental: ornamental   (fide F EntreR)
  
• Weed   (fide F Aust)
  

Distributional range:

• SOUTHERN AMERICA
  Brazil: Brazil - Ceara, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Parana, Rio de Janeiro, Rondonia, Santa Catarina, Sao Paulo
  Western South America: Bolivia; Colombia; Ecuador - Loja; Peru
  Southern South America: Argentina - Corrientes, Entre Rios, Jujuy, Misiones, Santa Fe; Paraguay - Amambay, Central, Concepcion, Cordillera, Paraguari, San Pedro

• naturalized elsewhere in tropics

• also cultivated in tropics

References:

• Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. et al. 1996. Flora of St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 78:1-581.
• Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. 2005. Vines and climbing plants of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 51:66.
• Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45.
• Burger, W. C., ed. 1971–. Flora costaricensis. [= A. littoralis D. Parodi].
• Burkart, A. E., ed. 1969–. Flora ilustrada de Entre Rios.
• Erhardt, W. et al. 2000. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 16. Auflage. [= A. littoralis].
• Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage. [= A. littoralis D. Parodi].
• Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
• George, A. S., ed. 1980–. Flora of Australia.
• Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.
• Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978–. Flora de Veracruz.
• Groot, H. de et al. 2006. Revision of the genus Aristolochia (Aristolochiaceae) in Africa, Madagascar and adjacent islands. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 151:233.
• Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. [re. Brazilian common names].
• Harling, G. & B. Sparre, eds. 1973–. Flora of Ecuador.
• Hokche, O. et al. 2008. Nuevo catálogo de la flora vascular de Venezola.
• Howard, R. 1974–1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles. [= A. littoralis D. Parodi].
• Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. [= A. littoralis D. Parodi].
• Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): plant threats to Pacific ecosystems (on-line resource).
• Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
• Jardín Botánico Nacional. 1998–. Flora de la República de Cuba.
• Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75.
• Liogier, A. H. 1981–. Flora of Hispaniola: Part 1; La Flora de la Española. Part II-. [= A. littoralis D. Parodi].
• Liogier, H. A. & L. F. Martorell. 1982. Flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands: a systematic synopsis. [= A. littoralis D. Parodi].
• Llamas, K. A. 2003. Tropical flowering plants: a guide to identification and cultivation.
• Reitz, R., ed. 1965–. Flora ilustrada catarinense.
• Smitinand, T. & K. Larsen, eds. 1970–. Flora of Thailand.
• Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952–. Flora of tropical East Africa.
• Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74., 1999

More:

Search AGRICOLA article citation database for citations referencing Aristolochia elegans.

Search NCBI's Entrez search engine for PubMed citations referencing Aristolochia elegans.

Search Biodiversity Heritage Library for historical publications referencing Aristolochia elegans.

Synonyms:

• (=) Aristolochia littoralis auct.
  

Check other web resources for Aristolochia elegans Mast.:

• Flora del Conosur: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Conosur
• ABRS: Australian Biological Resources Study Flora of Australia online
• TROPICOS: Nomenclatural and Specimen Database of the Missouri Botanical Garden
• ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
• AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
• Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.

Check other web resources for images:

• PlantSystematics.org
• Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

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