Aristolochia serpentaria

Aristolochia serpentaria

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Piperales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Magnoliids Ordo: Piperales

Familia: Aristolochiaceae
Subfamilia: Aristolochioideae
Genus: Aristolochia
Species: Aristolochia serpentaria

Name

Aristolochia serpentaria L., Sp. Pl., 961. 1753.

Synonyms

Homotypic

• Endodeca serpentaria (L.) Raf.
• Pistolochia serpentaria (L.) Raf.

Heterotypic

• Aristolochia convolvulacea Small in Bull. Torr. bot. club vol. 24, 335. 1897.
• Aristolochia hastata Nutt. , Gen. N. Amer. pl. vol. 2, 200. 1818, nom. illeg.
• Aristolochia nashii Kearney in Bull. Torr. bot. club, vol. 21, 485. 1894.
• Aristolochia officinalis T. Nees in Weyhe & al., Pl. medicin. vol. 1, t. 144. 1828.
• Aristolochia sagittata Muhl. ex Duch. in DC., Prodr. vol. 15, 1, 484. 1864.
• Aristolochia serpentaria var. bartonii (Klotzsch) Duch. nom. inadmiss.
• Aristolochia serpentaria var. hastata (Nutall) A.W.Wood
• Aristolochia serpentaria var. hastata (Nutall) Duch. comb. superfl.
• Aristolochia serpentaria var. nashii (Kearney) H.E.Ahles
• Endodeca bartonii Klotzsch nom. illeg.
• Endodeca hastata Raf.
• Endodeca polyrrhizos Klotzsch nom. illeg.
• Endodeca serpentaria var. hastata (Nutall) C.F.Reed

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America USA (Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• USDA, NRCS. 2006. The PLANTS Database, 6 March 2006 (http://plants.usda.gov). Data compiled from various sources by Mark W. Skinner. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.
• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 961. Reference page. 

Links

• Hassler, M. 2018. Aristolochia serpentaria. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Dec. 30. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Aristolochia serpentaria. Published online. Accessed: Dec. 30 2018.
• The Plant List 2013. Aristolochia serpentaria in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Dec. 30.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Aristolochia serpentaria. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 30 Dec. 2018.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Aristolochia serpentaria in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service.

Vernacular names

English: Virginia snakeroot

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