Aristolochia labiata
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Read about Aristolochia labiata in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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Aristolochia brasiliensis, Mart. & Zuce. Glabrous: Leaves cordate-reniform, obtuse, with deep sinus at base: peduncle 8-10 inches long, 1-flowered.: flower very large, dingy yellow, with marks and reticulations of purple, the limb strongly flipped; tube strongly bent, purple inside; upper lip 4 inches long, violet within, hairy; lower lip not longer than the upper, 5-7 inches wide. Var. macrophylla, Duch. (A. ornithocephala, Hook.). Leaves large: upper lip 5 inches long, lanceolate-acuminate, projecting from the inflated headlike tube like the long beak of a bird; lower lip on a stalk 2 inches long, then expanding into a flattened, wavy, beautifully marked limb 4 in. long and 4-6 inches across. Brazil.—A most odd and interesting species, not infrequent in fine establishments.
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- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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