Aristolochia maxima var. geminiflora (Kunth) Duch.
Aristolochia mexicana D. Dietr.
Aristolochia oblongifolia Brandegee
Aristolochia reticulata Holton ex Duch.
Aristolochia reticulata Seem.
Aristolochia sprucei Mast.
Aristolochia wageneriana Schltdl.
Howardia geminiflora (Kunth) Klotzsch
Howardia gollmeri Klotzsch
Howardia hoffmannii Klotzsch
Howardia maxima (Jacq.) Klotzsch
Aristolochia maxima is a plant species native to
Central and
South America, naturalized in southern
Florida. Common names include Florida Dutchman's-pipe (US), canastilla (Guatemala), guaco (El Salvador), and tecolotillo (Mexico).[1] In Florida, it grows in
hammocks in the
Everglades at elevations below 50 m (170 feet).[3]
Aristolochia maxima is a
liana (woody vine) that can reach a height of 20 m (67 feet), twining over other plants. Leaves are truncate to
cuneate at the base. Flowers are brownish-purple.[4][5][6][7]
^Cook, K. 2001. Aristolochiaceae. 85(1): 229–233. In W. D. Stevens, C. Ulloa Ulloa, A. Pool & O. M. Montiel Jarquín (eds.) Flora de Nicaragua Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis.
^González Garavito, F. A. 1990. Aristolochiaceae. 12: 1–184. In J. O. Rangel, A. Cadena, G. Correal U., R. Bernal González & G. Lozano-Contreras (eds.) Flora de Colombia. Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá.
^Nelson, C. H. 2008. Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares de Honduras 1–1576.