Aristolochia heterophylla

Taxonavigation

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

Aristolochia heterophylla Hemsl., J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 26: 361 (1890).

Type: China: Hupeh: Fang, Tunghu, Hsingshang, Ichang, Patung and neighbourhood. Leg. A. Henry 3493, 4665, 6417, 6417 A, 6490. K.

Homotypic
- Aristolochia kaempferi f. heterophylla (Hemsl.) S.M.Hwang, Acta Phytotax. Sin. 19: 230 (1981).
- Isotrema heterophyllum (Hemsl.) Stapf, Bot. Mag. 148: t. 8957 (1923).
Heterotypic
- Aristolochia chrysops (Stapf) E.H.Wilson ex Rehder, J. Arnold Arbor. 22: 574 (1941).
- Aristolochia setchuenensis Franch., J. Bot. (Morot) 12: 312 (1898).
- Aristolochia setchuenensis var. holotricha Diels, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 29: 310 (1900).
- Isotrema chrysops Stapf, Bot. Mag. 148: t. 8957 (1923)
- Isotrema lasiops Stapf, Bot. Mag. 148: t. 8957 (1923)

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

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

Forbes, F.B. & Hemsley, W.B. 1889–1902. An Enumeration of all the Plants known from China Proper, Formosa, Hainan, Corea, the Luchu Archipelago, and the Island of Hongkong, together with their Distribution and Synonymy. — Part VII. (Continued from Vol. XXIII.) Journal of the Linnean Society. Botany 26(173): 1–592. DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8339.1889.tb00105.x BHL Reference page.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Aristolochia heterophylla 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 heterophylla. Published online. Accessed: 24. March 2026. Reference page.