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Taxon

Aristolochia anguicida Jacq.

Protologue Enum. Syst. Pl. 30. 1760BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Aristolochia, WDStevens27310--Nicaragua. N.Segov. S of Ocotal, on Pan Am Hwy. 18 Jun 08. 023.jpg

Aristolochia, WDStevens27310--Nicaragua. N.Segov. S of Ocotal, on Pan Am Hwy. 18 Jun 08. 023.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Aristolochia, WDStevens27310--Nicaragua. N.Segov. S of Ocotal, on Pan Am Hwy. 18 Jun 08. 030.jpg

Aristolochia, WDStevens27310--Nicaragua. N.Segov. S of Ocotal, on Pan Am Hwy. 18 Jun 08. 030.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Aristolochia, WDStevens27310--Nicaragua. N.Segov. S of Ocotal, on Pan Am Hwy. 18 Jun 08. 006.jpg

Aristolochia, WDStevens27310--Nicaragua. N.Segov. S of Ocotal, on Pan Am Hwy. 18 Jun 08. 006.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Aristolochia, WDStevens27310--Nicaragua. N.Segov. S of Ocotal, on Pan Am Hwy. 18 Jun 08. 003.jpg

Aristolochia, WDStevens27310--Nicaragua. N.Segov. S of Ocotal, on Pan Am Hwy. 18 Jun 08. 003.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Aristolochia, WDStevens27310--Nicaragua. N.Segov. S of Ocotal, on Pan Am Hwy. 18 Jun 08. 025.jpg

Aristolochia, WDStevens27310--Nicaragua. N.Segov. S of Ocotal, on Pan Am Hwy. 18 Jun 08. 025.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Aristolochia, WDStevens27310--Nicaragua. N.Segov. S of Ocotal, on Pan Am Hwy. 18 Jun 08. 005.jpg

Aristolochia, WDStevens27310--Nicaragua. N.Segov. S of Ocotal, on Pan Am Hwy. 18 Jun 08. 005.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Aristolochia, WDStevens27310--Nicaragua. N.Segov. S of Ocotal, on Pan Am Hwy. 18 Jun 08. 029.jpg

Aristolochia, WDStevens27310--Nicaragua. N.Segov. S of Ocotal, on Pan Am Hwy. 18 Jun 08. 029.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Aristolochia, WDStevens27310--Nicaragua. N.Segov. S of Ocotal, on Pan Am Hwy. 18 Jun 08. 028.jpg

Aristolochia, WDStevens27310--Nicaragua. N.Segov. S of Ocotal, on Pan Am Hwy. 18 Jun 08. 028.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Aristolochia, WDStevens27310--Nicaragua. N.Segov. S of Ocotal, on Pan Am Hwy. 18 Jun 08. 027.jpg

Aristolochia, WDStevens27310--Nicaragua. N.Segov. S of Ocotal, on Pan Am Hwy. 18 Jun 08. 027.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Aristolochia, WDStevens27310--Nicaragua. N.Segov. S of Ocotal, on Pan Am Hwy. 18 Jun 08. 001.jpg

Aristolochia, WDStevens27310--Nicaragua. N.Segov. S of Ocotal, on Pan Am Hwy. 18 Jun 08. 001.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Aristolochia, WDStevens27310--Nicaragua. N.Segov. S of Ocotal, on Pan Am Hwy. 18 Jun 08. 004.jpg

Aristolochia, WDStevens27310--Nicaragua. N.Segov. S of Ocotal, on Pan Am Hwy. 18 Jun 08. 004.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Aristolochia, WDStevens27310--Nicaragua. N.Segov. S of Ocotal, on Pan Am Hwy. 18 Jun 08. 026.jpg

Aristolochia, WDStevens27310--Nicaragua. N.Segov. S of Ocotal, on Pan Am Hwy. 18 Jun 08. 026.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Aristolochia, WDStevens27310--Nicaragua. N.Segov. S of Ocotal, on Pan Am Hwy. 18 Jun 08. 024.jpg

Aristolochia, WDStevens27310--Nicaragua. N.Segov. S of Ocotal, on Pan Am Hwy. 18 Jun 08. 024.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Aristolochia, WDStevens27310--Nicaragua. N.Segov. S of Ocotal, on Pan Am Hwy. 18 Jun 08. 002.jpg

Aristolochia, WDStevens27310--Nicaragua. N.Segov. S of Ocotal, on Pan Am Hwy. 18 Jun 08. 002.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Venezuela; introduced into Leeward Is., Puerto Rico, Windward Is. (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

Stevens, W. D 27310

June 18, 2008

Location

Nicaragua, Nueva Segovia (Ocotal)

13.667778, -86.482306

Location Remarks

Along Highway to Las Manos, 1.5 km N of Mosonte junction N of Ocotal. Roadside and dry forest. 660 m elev.

Collectors

W. Douglas Stevens, Olga Martha Montiel, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

Notes

Twining vine, woody and corky below, flowers dull yellow and brown.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Piperales

Family

Aristolochiaceae

Genus

Aristolochia

Specific Epithet

anguicida

Authorship

Jacq.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 3.4

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.3

Global rank

#155,601 of 335,497

Top 47%

Extinction probability

9%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →