Aristolochiaceae

 

  

Genera : 10 +/-

Species: 600

Distribution: Tropical with a few temperate species.

Economic Uses: As a cultivated ornamental vine.

 

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Defining Morphology

Floral Features : Large, actinomorphic or zygomorphic and perfect. Inflorescence a solitary flower or in cymes or racemes.

Fruit and Seed Features : Fruit as a capsule. Seeds have small embryos and oily endosperm. Placentation is axile or parietal.

Vegetative Features : Habit as shrubs or usually woody lianas. Leaves simple, entire, sometimes punctate, (rarely lobed) and alternate. Stipules are lacking.

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