Aristolochia hainanensis

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Aristolochiaceae
Subfamilia: Aristolochioideae
Genus: Aristolochia
Species: Aristolochia hainanensis
Subspecies: A. h. subsp. hainanensis – A. h. subsp. yingjiangensis

Name

Aristolochia hainanensis Merr., Philipp. J. Sci. 21: 341 (1922).

• Type: China, Hainan: Ng Chi Leng. In forests, ca. 1300 m. Leg. McClure 8630.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Hocquartia hainanensis (Merr.) Migo, J. Shanghai Sci. Inst. 14: 334 (1944).
  • Isotrema hainanense (Merr.) X.X.Zhu, S.Liao & J.S.Ma, Phytotaxa 401: 10 (2019).
• Heterotypic
  • Aristolochia carinata Merr. & Chun, Sunyatsenia 2: 219 (1935).

Note:: Accepted as Isotrema hainanense by COL and GBIF.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Temperate China China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan Asia-Tropical Indo-China Vietnam References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Merrill, E.D. 1922. Diagnoses of Hainan plants. Philippine Journal of Science 21(4): 337–356. BHL Reference page. 
• Zhu, X.-X., Li, X.-Q., Liao, S., Du, C., Wang, Y., Wang, Z.-H., Yan, J., Zuo, Y.-J. & Ma, J.-S. 2019. Reinstatement of Isotrema, a new generic delimitation of Aristolochia subgen. Siphisia (Aristolochiaceae). Phytotaxa 401(1): 1–23. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.401.1.1 . ResearchGate . Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Aristolochia hainanensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 March 24. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Aristolochia hainanensis. Published online. Accessed: 24. March 2026. Reference page.

Vernacular names

中文: 海南马兜铃
中文（简体）: 海南马兜铃, 假青黄藤