Aristolochiaceae
Aristolochia

Aristolochia albida Duch.

First published in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 4, 2: 75 (1854)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical Africa to Namibia, Comoros, Madagascar. It is a climbing subshrub or climbing shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Comoros, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sudan, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Barthelat, F. (2019). La flore illustrée de Mayotte: 1-687. Biotope éditions.
  • Boudet, G., Lebrun, J.P. & Demange, R. (1986). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali: 1-465. Etudes d'Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux.
  • Brundu, G. & Camarda, I. (2013). The Flora of Chad: a checklist and brief analysis. PhytoKeys 23: 1-18.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Hutchinson, J., Dalziel, J.M. & Keay, R.W.J. (1954-1958). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 1-828.
  • Peyre de Fabregues, B. & Lebrun, J.-P. (1976). Catalogue des Plantes Vascularies du Niger: 1-433. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Pope, G.V. (ed.) (1997). Flora Zambesiaca 9(2): 1-64. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Timberlake, J.R., Bayliss, J., Alves, T., Francisco, J., Harris, T., Nangoma, D. & de Sousa, C. (2009). Biodiversity and Conservation of Mchese Mountain, Malawi. Report produced under the Darwin Initiative Award 15/036: 1-71. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Chev. Fl. Viv. 1: 131.
  • —F.T.A. 6, 1: 137

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Boudet, G., Lebrun, J.P. & Demange, R. (1986). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali: 1-465. Etudes d'Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Peyre de Fabregues, B. & Lebrun, J.-P. (1976). Catalogue des Plantes Vascularies du Niger: 1-433. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • A. Chev., Fl. Viv. Afr. Occ. Franç. 1: 131 (1938).
  • Bak. & Wright in Flora of Tropical Africa 6(1): 137 (1909).
  • Duchartre in Ann. Sci. Nat., sér. 4,2: 75 (1854)
  • Duchartre in DC., Prodr. 15(1): 483 (1864).
  • Hiern, Cat. Afr. Pl. Welw. 1: 911 (1900).
  • Keay, Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 81 (1954).
  • Peter, Flora von Deutsch-Ostafrika 2: 184 (1932).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2008 Luckow, M. [4410] Madagascar K000449614 Yes
Aug 16, 1996 Pervillé, M. [637] Madagascar K000350280 Unknown Type Material Yes
Aug 16, 1996 Kirk, J. [s.n.] Mozambique K000350274 Type Yes
Aug 16, 1991 Bojer, W. [s.n.] Mauritius K000350278 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 12, 1988 Baines, T. [s.n.] South Africa K000350272 Holotype Yes
Jan 12, 1988 Cameron, K.J. [2/191] Malawi K000350276 Type Yes
Jan 12, 1988 Peters, W. [s.n.] Mozambique K000350273 Type Yes
Rakotoarisoa, S.E.; Andriamahay, M. [207] Madagascar K000664707 No
Sinsin, B.; Agbani, P.; Yédomonhan, H. [2242] Benin K001519261 No
Mozambique K000379554 Unknown Type Material Yes
Madagascar K000350279 Unknown Type Material Yes
Festo et al. [2673] Kenya K000449609 Yes
Peters, W. [s.n.] Mozambique K000379555 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kirk, J. [s.n.] Mozambique K000350275 Type Yes
van Someren, L.G. Kenya Aristolochia petersiana K:SPC-21964.000 No
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [1822] Tanzania Aristolochia petersiana K:SPC-21963.000 No
Faulkner, H. [3,198] Tanzania Aristolochia petersiana K:SPC-29455.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [9353] Tanzania Aristolochia petersiana K:SPC-23758.000 No
Dewevre, A. [s.n.] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Aristolochia dewevrei K000350262 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora Zambesiaca

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    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

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    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
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  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0