Aristolochia pistolochia

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Magnoliids
Ordo: Piperales

Familia: Aristolochiaceae
Subfamilia: Aristolochioideae
Genus: Aristolochia
Species: Aristolochia pistolochia
Name

Aristolochia pistolochia L., Sp. Pl. 962. 1753.
Synonyms

Aristolochia fasciculata Lam., Fl. Fr., 3: 387. 1779, nom. illeg.
Aristolochia polyrrhiza Bubani, Fl. Pyr., 1: 119. 1897, nom. illeg.
Pistolochia latifolia Raf., Fl. Tell., 4: 98. 1838.

Homonyms

Aristolochia pistolochia Aucher ex Duch. = Aristolochia incisa Duch.

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
Regional: Southwestern Europe
Portugal, Spain, ?Andorra, France, Corsica, Sardinia
Continental: Africa
Regional: Northern Africa
+?Morocco

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References

Linnaeus, C. 1763. Species Plantarum, ed. 2, Tomus II: 1364. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. [1]

Links

Hassler, M. 2018. Aristolochia pistolochia. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Dec. 29. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2018. Aristolochia pistolochia. Published online. Accessed: Dec. 29 2018.
The Plant List 2013. Aristolochia pistolochia in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Dec. 29.
Tropicos.org 2018. Aristolochia pistolochia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 29 Dec. 2018.

Vernacular names
español: pistoloquia, aristoloquia tenue, aristoloquia menor, meloncillo

Aristolochia pistolochia is a herbaceous plant in the family Aristolochiaceae endemic to Mediterranean areas across southwest Europe.
Description

Aristolochia paucinervis is a perennial geophyte carnivorous plant. Its rhizome is formed by numerous cylindrical tubers. Leaves are ovate-triangular, sharp to marginalized with cartilaginous margins, with a glaucous underside and very marked nerves. Flowers are yellow on the outside and dark reddish or green on the inside.[2] It is similar to Aristolochia paucinervis, but can be easily distinguished by its thick, jagged leaf border.[3]
Distribution and habitat

Aristolochia pistolochia is distributed throughout southwestern Europe, including the Iberian Peninsula (in Portugal and Spain), southern France, Corsica and Sardinia. It inhabits clearings of bushes, heaths or holm oaks groves, fallows and rocky areas in basal and montane floors.[2][4]

References

"Aristolochia pistolochia L." Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
"Aristolochia pistolochia" (PDF). Flora Iberica. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
"Distinction between A. pistolochia and A. paucinervis". Flora-on. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
"Aristolochia pistolochia L." Flora-on. Retrieved 26 December 2020.