familyAristolochiaceae
genusAristolochia
speciesAristolochia maxima

Aristolochia maxima

Jacquin

Enum. Syst. Pl., 30. 1760.

Kerry Barringer, Alan T. Whittemore
Common names: Florida Dutchman's-pipe
Introduced
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 3.

Lianas, twining, to 20 m, woody. Young stem ribbed, strigose. Leaves: petiole 0.1-0.8 cm. Leaf-blade obovate, 7-15 × 3-7 cm, base truncate to slightly cordate, sinus depth 0-0.2 cm, apex acuminate; surfaces abaxially strigose; venation palmate-pinnate. Inflorescences on new growth, axillary, solitary flowers or rhipidiate from base of plant; peduncle not bracteolate, 2-2.5 cm. Flowers: calyx brown-purple, bent; utricle horizontal, ovoid, 2-3.5 × 1 cm; syrinx absent; tube upright, funnel-shaped, 1-3 cm; annulus absent; limb dark purple, 1-lobed, lobe ovate, 1-6 × 1 cm, glabrous; gynostemium 6-lobed, crown-shaped, 5-10 mm; anthers 6; ovary 6-locular, 2-2.5 cm. Capsule ovoid, 10-15 × 4-7 cm, dehiscence acropetal; valves 6; septa persistent, clathrate. Seeds flat, triangular, 1-1.5 × 1.5 cm.


Phenology: Flowering all year.
Habitat: Hammocks
Elevation: 0-50 m

Distribution

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Introduced; Fla., native to Central America, South America

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"broad" is not a number.

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Annulus presence
absent +
Anther dehiscence or orientation
extrorse +
Anther quantity
6 +
Apex shape
acuminate +
Author
Kerry Barringer +  and Alan T. Whittemore +
Authority
Jacquin +
Base architecture or shape
symmetric +
Base coloration
red +, green +, brown +  and purple +
Base course
curved +
Base shape
truncate +  and slightly cordate +
Base texture
not fleshy +
Bract presence
absent +
Calyx architecture
merous +  and petaloid +
Calyx coloration or density
brown-purple +
Calyx shape
bent +
Calyx size
enlarged +
Capsule condition or texture
dry +
Capsule dehiscence
4cm +  and 7cm +
Capsule development
acropetal +
Capsule shape
ovoid +
Common name
Florida Dutchman's-pipe +
Corolla presence
absent +
Corolla size
reduced +
Cyme shape
fan--shaped +
Distribution
Fla. +, native to Central America +  and South America +
Elevation
0-50 m +
Endosperm quantity
copious +
Flower architecture
rhipidiate +
Flower architecture or arrangement or growth form
solitary +
Flower reproduction
bisexual +
Fruits capsule dehiscence
indehiscent +  and loculicidal +
Growth life cycle
new +
Gynostemium shape
crown--shaped +  and 6-lobed +
Gynostemium some measurement
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
Habitat
Hammocks +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
John Myers +
Inflorescence position
axillary +
Introduced
true +
Leaf-blade length
7 cm70 mm <br />0.07 m <br /> (15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br />) +
Leaf-blade shape
obovate +
Leaf-blade texture
membranous;leathery +
Leaf-blade width
3cm;7cm +
Leaf architecture
petiolate +  and simple +
Leaf arrangement
alternate +
Limb coloration
dark purple +
Limb shape
1-lobed +
Lobe arrangement or dehiscence
valvate +
Lobe length
1cm (6cm) +
Lobe pubescence
glabrous +
Lobe shape
ovate +
Lobe width
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (?) +
Margin architecture or shape
entire +
Medullary width
broad +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Ovary architecture or structure in adjective form
6-locular +
Ovary arrangement
parietal +, axile +  and placentation +
Ovary position
inferior +
Ovary some measurement
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br />) +
Ovule orientation
anatropous +
Ovule quantity
many +
Peduncle architecture
not bracteolate +
Peduncle some measurement
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br />) +
Petiole height or length or size
short +
Petiole some measurement
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
Phenology
Flowering all year. +
Pistil architecture
4-6-carpellate +
Pistil quantity
1 +
Pseudostipule presence
absent +
Publication title
Enum. Syst. Pl., +
Publication year
1760 +
Raceme life cycle
older +
Raceme position
axillary +
Reference
None +
Seed architecture
winged +
Seed length
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (?) +  and 1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (?) +
Seed prominence or shape
flat +
Seed shape
triangular +
Seed width
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (?) +
Septum architecture
clathrate +
Septum duration
persistent +
Sinus some measurement
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
Source xml
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Special status
Introduced +
Stamen fusion
adnate +
Stamen quantity
5;6 +
Stem architecture or shape
ribbed +
Stem growth form
procumbent +  and twining +
Stem life cycle
young +
Stem orientation
erect +
Stem position
axillary +
Stem pubescence
strigose +
Stipule arrangement
2-ranked +
Stipule presence
absent +
Style fusion
connate +
Style quantity
6 +, 5 +  and 3 +
Surface architecture or shape
palmate-pinnate +
Surface pubescence
strigose +
Synonyms
Endodeca +, Isotrema +  and Siphisia +
Syrinx presence
absent +
Syrinx shape
cylindric +
Taxon family
Aristolochiaceae +
Taxon name
Aristolochia maxima +
Taxon parent
Aristolochia +
Taxon rank
species +
Tube orientation
upright +
Tube shape
funnel--shaped +
Tube size
extended +
Tube some measurement
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (?) +  and 3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (?) +
Utricle length
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (?) +  and 3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br /> (?) +
Utricle orientation
horizontal +
Utricle shape
ovoid +
Utricle width
1 +
Valve quantity
6 (?) +
Volume
Volume 3 +
Whole organism duration
perennial +
Whole organism growth form
liana +  and twining +
Whole organism odor
aromatic +
Whole organism some measurement
0m (20m) +
Whole organism texture
woody +
X chromosome quantity
8 +, 7 +  and 6 +