Pararistolochia
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Pararistolochia is a genus of plant family Aristolochiaceae
. It contains the following species (but this list may be incomplete):
Species from Africa:
Species from Australia and Papua New Guinea:
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...
. It contains the following species (but this list may be incomplete):
Species from Africa:
- Pararistolochia ceropegioidesPararistolochia ceropegioidesPararistolochia ceropegioides is a species of plant in the Aristolochiaceae family. It is found in Cameroon and Gabon. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:* Cheek, M. 2004. . ...
, (S. Moore) Hutch. & Dalz. - Pararistolochia goldieanaPararistolochia goldieanaPararistolochia goldieana is a species of plant in the Aristolochiaceae family. It is found in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss....
, (Hook.f.) Hutch. & Dalz. - Pararistolochia leonensis, Hutch. & Dalziel
- Pararistolochia mannii, (Hook.f. ) Keay
- Pararistolochia macrocarpa, (Duch.) Poncy
- Pararistolochia preussiiPararistolochia preussiiPararistolochia preussii is a species of plant in the Aristolochiaceae family. It is endemic to Cameroon. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...
, (Engl.) Hutch. & Dalziel - Pararistolochia promissa, (Mast.) Keay
- Pararistolochia triactina, (Hook.f.) Hutch. & Dalziel
- Pararistolochia zenkeri, (Engl.) Hutch. & Dalziel
Species from Australia and Papua New Guinea:
- Pararistolochia australopithecurusPararistolochia australopithecurusPararistolochia australopithecurus is an Australian rainforest vine in the Aristolochiaceae or Birthwort family. It is a host plant for the Cairns Birdwing Butterfly and the Red-bodied Swallowtail. Found in the area around Mount Bellenden Ker of north Queensland...
, Parsons - Pararistolochia schlechteriPararistolochia schlechteriPararistolochia schlechteri is a species of tree native to the tropical South Island of Papua New Guinea.This tree is known as the host plant of the largest butterfly, the rare Alexandra's birdwing . Pararistolochia dielsiana may also be used as host from time to time....
, - Pararistolochia praevenosaPararistolochia praevenosaPararistolochia praevenosa is an Australian vine in the Birthwort family. The Richmond Birdwing Butterfly Vine grows in subtropical rainforest in coastal areas north from Wollongbar, in far north eastern New South Wales and adjacent areas in south eastern Queensland. It has been recorded as far...
, (F.Muell.) Michael J.Parsons - Pararistolochia decandra, (Ding Hou) M.J. Parsons
- Pararistolochia deltantha, (F. Muell.) M.J. Parsons
- Pararistolochia dictyophlebia, (Merr. & Perry) M.J. Parsons
- Pararistolochia engleriana, (O.C. Schmidt) M.J. Parsons