Aristolochia paucinervis

Aristolochia paucinervis is a herbaceous plant in the family Aristolochiaceae endemic to the western Mediterranean Basin.

Aristolochia paucinervis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Piperales
Family: Aristolochiaceae
Genus: Aristolochia
Species:
A. paucinervis
Binomial name
Aristolochia paucinervis
Pomel
Synonyms[2]
  • Aristolochia longa var. pseudorotunda Maire
  • Aristolochia longa subsp. paucinervis (Pomel) Batt.
  • Aristolochia longa var. parviflora Maire & Weiller
  • Aristolochia pallida auct. non Willd.

Description

Aristolochia paucinervis is a perennial geophyte carnivorous plant. Its saxophone-shaped flowers are used to attract their pollinators (flies). It flowers in spring.[1]

Distribution and habitat
Flower close-up

Aristolochia paucinervis is widely distributed throughout the western Mediterranean, including Madeira and the Canary Islands of Macaronesia, Morocco, the Iberian Peninsula (most of Portugal and primarily southern Spain), the Balearic Islands, southern France, a small part of Algeria and is thought to be extinct in Tunisia.

It can be found at elevations between 500 - 2,500m.

It grows in sandy and stony pastures, meadows, rocky cliffs, scrub, woodlands clearings, cultivated fields, weed of crops, wood grassy mountains and Mediterranean forest and prefers moist humid to dry substrates, stony, clay and sandy soils, relatively poor with a basic pH.[1][3]

References
  1. Rankou, H., Ouhammou, A., Taleb, M. & Martin, G. (2011). "Aristolochia paucinervis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T53785726A53798727. Retrieved 17 December 2020.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. "Aristolochia paucinervis Pomel". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  3. "Aristolochia paucinervis Pomel". Flora-on. Retrieved 17 December 2020.


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