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Taxon:
Aristolochia elegans
Mast.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Aristolochia
Family:
Aristolochiaceae
Subfamily:
Aristolochioideae
Nomen number:
4090
Place of publication:
Gard. Chron. ser. 2, 24:301. 1885
Verified:
02/17/2012
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Invalid Designation(s)
Aristolochia littoralis
auct.
No images
Reference(s)
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.
Note:
=
Aristolochia littoralis
D. Parodi
Burkart, A. E., ed.
1969-. Flora ilustrada de Entre Rios.
Erhardt, W. et al.
2000. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 16. Auflage
Note:
=
Aristolochia littoralis
Erhardt, W. et al.
2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage
Note:
=
Aristolochia 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.
Note:
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 Venezuela.
Howard, R.
1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
Note:
=
Aristolochia littoralis
D. Parodi
Huxley, A., ed.
1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Note:
=
Aristolochia 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, H. A. & L. F. Martorell.
1982. Flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands: a systematic synopsis.
Note:
=
Aristolochia littoralis
D. Parodi
Liogier, H. A.
1981-. Flora of Hispaniola: Part 1; La Flora de la Española. Part II-.
Note:
=
Aristolochia 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, 1999. 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.
Common names
English
calico-flower –
Reference(s)
German
Strand-Pfeifenwinde –
Reference(s)
Portuguese (Brazil)
jarrinha-pintada –
Reference(s)
Spanish
patito –
Reference(s)
Distribution
Exportable format
order_code
Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
Ceará
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
Mato Grosso
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
Mato Grosso do Sul
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
Minas Gerais
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
Paraná
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
Rondônia
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
Santa Catarina
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
São Paulo
1
Native
Southern America
Southern South America
Argentina
Corrientes
1
Native
Southern America
Southern South America
Argentina
Entre Ríos
1
Native
Southern America
Southern South America
Argentina
Jujuy
1
Native
Southern America
Southern South America
Argentina
Misiones
1
Native
Southern America
Southern South America
Argentina
Santa Fe
1
Native
Southern America
Southern South America
Paraguay
Amambay
1
Native
Southern America
Southern South America
Paraguay
Central
1
Native
Southern America
Southern South America
Paraguay
Concepción
1
Native
Southern America
Southern South America
Paraguay
Cordillera
1
Native
Southern America
Southern South America
Paraguay
Paraguarí
1
Native
Southern America
Southern South America
Paraguay
San Pedro
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Bolivia
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Colombia
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Ecuador
Loja
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Peru
2
Cultivated
also cult. in tropics
4
Naturalized
natzd. elsewhere in tropics
Native
Southern America
BRAZIL:
Brazil
[Ceará, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Paraná, Rio de Janeiro, Rondônia, Santa Catarina, São Paulo]
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Bolivia
,
Colombia
,
Ecuador
[Loja],
Peru
SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Argentina
[Corrientes, Entre Ríos, Jujuy, Misiones, Santa Fe],
Paraguay
[Amambay, Central, Concepción, Cordillera, Paraguarí, San Pedro]
Cultivated
(also cult. in tropics)
Naturalized
(natzd. elsewhere in tropics)
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Environmental
ornamental
Burkart, A. E., ed.
1969-. Flora ilustrada de Entre Rios.
Weed
George, A. S., ed.
1980-. Flora of Australia.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System.
2025
. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL:
https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=4090
. Accessed
5 May 2025
.
Name
References