Aristolochia alexandriana

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 alexandriana

Name

Aristolochia alexandriana (Mich.J.Parsons) Buchwalder & Wanke, Austral. Syst. Bot. 27(1): 50 (2014)

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Pararistolochia alexandriana Mich.J.Parsons, Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 120(3): 218 (1996)
    • Typus: M. Parsons 1 (14 March 1988; Holotypus: LAE 69994).
    • Type locality: Papua New Guinea. Northern [now Oro] Province: Ahora Village, north of Popondetta town, supporting trees forming secondary forest up to 10 m tall, c. 100 m.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Papuasia New Guinea (Papua New Guinea) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Parsons, M.J. 1996. New species of Aristolochia and Pararistolochia (Aristolochiaceae) from Australia and New Guinea. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 120(3): 199–238. DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8339.1996.tb00772.x Reference page. 
• Buchwalder, K., Samain, M.-S., Sankowsky, G., Neinhuis, C. & Wanke, S. 2014. Nomenclatural updates of Aristolochia subgenus Pararistolochia (Aristolochiaceae). Australian Systematic Botany 27(1): 48–55. DOI: 10.1071/SB13042 ResearchGate Reference page. 

Additional references

• Matsuka, H. 2001. Natural History of Birdwing Butterflies. 367 pp. Tokyo, Japan: Matsuka. ISBN 4-9900697-0-6 Google Books. Reference page.  [see pages 161, 274, 310.]

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Aristolochia alexandriana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 October 11. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

日本語: アレクサンドラウマノスズクサ (Matsuka 2001)