Aristolochia cymbifera

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names
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Read about Aristolochia cymbifera in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Aristolochia cymbifera, Mart. & Zuce. (A. labiosa, Sims). Glabrous: st. striate: lvs. reniform, obtuse and deeply cut at the base, pedately 7-9-nerved, long-stalked : fls. long-stalked. 8-10 in. long, strongly 2-lipped; the upper lip short and lanceolate, acute or acuminate; the lower lip (which, by position of fl. may seem to be the upper) very large, dilated at base, and produced into a long, boat-shaped (whence the name, from cymba, a boat) usually 2-lobed projection; fl. creamy white, marked and blotched with maroon. Brazil. B.M. 2545. P.M. 6:53 (as A. hyperborea, Paxt.). The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

Cultivation

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