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−| binomial = ''Aristolochia gigantea''
−| binomial_authority = [[Mart.]] & [[Zucc.]]
Origin: Costa Rica, Panama+
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−Water regularly
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| common_names = Giant Dutchman's Pipe
| common_names = Giant Dutchman's Pipe
| growth_habit = [[Vine]]
| growth_habit = [[Vine]]
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| wide = 5m (18ft)
| wide = 5m (18ft)
| lifespan = [[Perennial]]
| lifespan = [[Perennial]]
+| origin = Brazil, Costa Rica, Panama
| exposure = Sun, Indoors
| exposure = Sun, Indoors
| features = Massive flowers
| features = Massive flowers
| hardiness = Frost sensitive
| hardiness = Frost sensitive
+| water = regular
| usda_zones = 10-12
| usda_zones = 10-12
| image = Aristolochia_gigantea-giant_dutchmans_pipe.jpg
| image = Aristolochia_gigantea-giant_dutchmans_pipe.jpg
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| color = lightgreen
| color = lightgreen
| name = ''Aristolochia gigantea''
| name = ''Aristolochia gigantea''
−| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
+| regnum = Plantae
−| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
+| divisio = Magnoliophyta
−| classis = [[Dicotyledon|Magnoliopsida]]
+| classis = Magnoliopsida
−| ordo = [[Piperales]]
+| ordo = Piperales
−| familia = [[Aristolochiaceae]]
+| familia = Aristolochiaceae
−| genus = ''[[Aristolochia]]''
+| genus = Aristolochia
−| species = '''''A. gigantea'''''
+| species = A. gigantea
−}}
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'''''Aristolochia gigantea''''' ('''Brazilian Dutchman's Pipe''', '''Pelican Flower'''; [[syn.]] ''Aristolochia sylvicola'' [[Paul Carpenter Standley|Standl.]]) is an [[ornamental plant]] native to [[Brazil]], typical of [[Bahia]] and [[Minas Gerais]] [[vegetation]]. This plant is cited in [[Flora Brasiliensis]] by [[Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius]].
'''''Aristolochia gigantea''''' ('''Brazilian Dutchman's Pipe''', '''Pelican Flower'''; [[syn.]] ''Aristolochia sylvicola'' [[Paul Carpenter Standley|Standl.]]) is an [[ornamental plant]] native to [[Brazil]], typical of [[Bahia]] and [[Minas Gerais]] [[vegetation]]. This plant is cited in [[Flora Brasiliensis]] by [[Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius]].
−Evergreen vine, fast growing.
−Evergreen vine, fast growing, 15 feet to 20 feet tall (4.5m - 6m)
−Propagation: Cuttings
Propagation: Cuttings
−Spectacular flowers, up to 1 foot long (30 cm)
+Aristolochia gigantea 'Pelican Flower' - Even in partial sun, this Brazilian vine displays large, heart-shaped leaves and unique flowers. Ivory veining against a burgundy velvet background with long tubular flowers reminds us of its coined name"Dutchman’s Pipes."
+Aristolochia gigantea 'Brasiliensis' - Spectacular flowers, up to 1 foot long (30 cm), this species from Brazil is huge. Each flower displays an intricate pattern of white and mottled reddish-brown. Draw close to it and smell its lemon scent. With a little training, it can be contained to a limited space, such as a hanging basket.
[[Category:Piperales]]
[[Category:Piperales]]
[[Category:Flora of Brazil]]
[[Category:Flora of Brazil]]
