Dutchman's-pipe ( Aristolochia )

Pronunciation key ( duch′mənz-pīp′ )

Dutch•man's-pipe

n.

[from the similarity between the curved flowers and a pipe bowl].

A woody vine with U-shaped flowers.

Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom	Plantae – Vegetal, plants
Subkingdom	Viridaeplantae – green plants
Infrakingdom	Streptophyta – land plants
Division	Tracheophyta – vascular plants, tracheophytes
Subdivision	Spermatophytina – spermatophytes, seed plants
Infradivision	Angiospermae – flowering plants, angiosperms
Class	Magnoliopsida
Superorder	Magnolianae
Order	Piperales
Family	Aristolochiaceae – birthworts
Genus	Aristolochia L. – dutchman's pipe
Direct Children:
Species	Aristolochia anguicida Jacq. – harlequin dutchman's pipe
Species	Aristolochia bilabiata L. – West Indian dutchman's pipe
Species	Aristolochia bilobata L. – twolobe dutchman's pipe
Species	Aristolochia californica Torr. – California dutchman's pipe
Species	Aristolochia clematitis L. – birthwort
Species	Aristolochia cordifolia Glaz. – heartleaf dutchman's pipe
Species	Aristolochia coryi I.M. Johnst. – Cory's dutchman's pipe
Species	Aristolochia elegans Mast. – elegant dutchman's pipe
Species	Aristolochia erecta L. – swanflower, dutchman's pipe
Species	Aristolochia grandiflora Sw. – pelicanflower
Species	Aristolochia labiata Willd. – mottled dutchman's pipe
Species	Aristolochia littoralis D. Parodi – elegant dutchman's pipe, calico flower, dutchman's pipe, pelican flower
Species	Aristolochia macrophylla Lam. – pipevine
Species	Aristolochia maxima Jacq. – Florida dutchman's pipe
Species	Aristolochia oblongata Jacq.
Species	Aristolochia odoratissima L. – fragrant dutchman's pipe
Species	Aristolochia peltata L. – peltate dutchman's pipe
Species	Aristolochia pentandra Jacq. – Marsh's dutchman's pipe
Species	Aristolochia reticulata Nutt. – Texas dutchman's pipe
Species	Aristolochia ringens Vahl – gaping dutchman's pipe
Species	Aristolochia rotunda L.
Species	Aristolochia rugosa Lam.
Species	Aristolochia serpentaria L. – Virginia snakeroot, Virginia dutchman's pipe
Species	Aristolochia surinamensis Willd.
Species	Aristolochia tomentosa Sims – common dutchman's pipe, woolly dutchman's pipe
Species	Aristolochia trilobata L. – bejuco de santiago
Species	Aristolochia watsonii Wooton & Standl. – Watson's dutchman's pipe, Indian root
Species	Aristolochia wrightii Seem. – Wright's dutchman's pipe

References

Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955

Aristolochia, L., Taxonomic Serial No.: 18328

Dutchmans pipe, Family: Birthwort

flora, botany tamu.edu

litho by Horto Van Houtteano

PlantFiles: Elegant Dutchman's Pipe, Calico Flower, Pelican Flower, Aristolochia elegans

Pelican Flower - The Giant Dutchman's Pipe

Aristolochia elegans, Calico flower, Dutchman's pipe, pipe vine (Family: Aristolochiaceae (birthwort Family))