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Aristolochia stevensii

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Aristolochiaceae

Rank
  
Species

Order
  
Piperales

Genus
  
Aristolochia

Similar
  
Aristolochia lindneri, Aristolochia pontica, Aristolochia eriantha, Aristolochia thwaitesii, Aristolochia gibertii

Aristolochia stevensii is a plant species native to northwestern Nicaragua and southwestern Honduras. It grows in wet montane forests.

Aristolochia stevensii is a liana climbing over other vegetation. Stems are woody, up to 2 cm in diameter, the bark tomentose when young, corky when older. Leaves are ovate, up to 17 cm long. Flowers are borne in racemes in the axils of the leaves, dull yellow with a purple center.

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Aristolochia stevensii Wikipedia