Aristolochia utriformis
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Aristolochia utriformis is a species of plant
in the Aristolochiaceae
family. It is endemic to China
. It is found in Forests at about 1900 meters in Yunnan Province. The plants are climbing herbs or shurbs that have pointed leaves with heart shaped bases. The yellow-green flowers are tube shaped and bent. They hang from the base of a leaf.
Plant
Plants are living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. Precise definitions of the kingdom vary, but as the term is used here, plants include familiar organisms such as trees, flowers, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae. The group is also called green plants or...
in the Aristolochiaceae
Aristolochiaceae
The Aristolochiaceae, or the Birthwort family, are a family of flowering plants with 7 genera and about 400 species belonging to the order Piperales...
family. It is endemic to China
China
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. It is found in Forests at about 1900 meters in Yunnan Province. The plants are climbing herbs or shurbs that have pointed leaves with heart shaped bases. The yellow-green flowers are tube shaped and bent. They hang from the base of a leaf.
Source
- China Plant Specialist Group 2004. Aristolochia utriformis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 August 2007.