Aristolochia mollissima

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 mollissima

Name

Aristolochia mollissima Hance, J. Bot. 17: 300 (1879).

• Type: "Im collibus Feng-wang shan, prope Shang-hae." Leg. F.B. Forbes, 1877-05-13. (Herb. propr. n. 20719).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Isotrema mollissimum (Hance) X.X.Zhu, S.Liao & J.S.Ma, Phytotaxa 401: 12 (2019).

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

Distribution

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, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Hance, H.F. 1879. Novam Aristolochiae speciem. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign 17: 300. 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 mollissima 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 mollissima. Published online. Accessed: 24. March 2026. Reference page.