Taxon:  Aristolochia grandiflora Sw.



Summary
Genus:
Aristolochia
Subfamily:
Aristolochioideae
Nomen number:
4098
Place of publication:
Prodr. 126.  1788
Verified:
06/06/2000 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
2 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
  2. Adams, C. 1972. Flowering plants of Jamaica
  3. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
  4. Balick, M. J. et al. 2000. Checklist of the vascular plants of Belize, with common names and uses. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 85
  5. Burger, W. C., ed. 1971-. Flora costaricensis.
  6. Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1218.
  7. Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
  8. Groot, H. de et al. 2006. Revision of the genus Aristolochia (Aristolochiaceae) in Africa, Madagascar and adjacent islands. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 151:233.
  9. Hokche, O. et al. 2008. Nuevo catálogo de la flora vascular de Venezuela.
  10. Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
  11. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  12. Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
  13. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
  14. Llamas, K. A. 2003. Tropical flowering plants: a guide to identification and cultivation
  15. Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
  16. Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishduckflower  1Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
Englishpelican-flower  1Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Germangroßblütige Pfeifenwinde  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1218.
Swedishpelikanpipranka  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoChiapas Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoOaxaca Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoTabasco Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoVeracruz de Ignacio de la Llave Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoYucatán Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanJamaica  Adams, C. 1972. Flowering plants of Jamaica
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaBelize  Balick, M. J. et al. 2000. Checklist of the vascular plants of Belize, with common names and uses. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 85
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaCosta Rica  Burger, W. C., ed. 1971-. Flora costaricensis.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaEl Salvador  Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemala  Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaHonduras  Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaNicaragua  Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaPanama  Burger, W. C., ed. 1971-. Flora costaricensis.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia  Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorGuayas Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorLos Ríos Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorPichincha Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
2Cultivated    also cult.Hokche, O. et al. 2008. Nuevo catálogo de la flora vascular de Venezuela.
Native
Northern America
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chiapas, Oaxaca, Tabasco, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, Yucatán]
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Jamaica
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia, Ecuador [Guayas, Los Ríos, Pichincha]
Cultivated (also cult.)

Reference(s)
  1. Adams, C. 1972. Flowering plants of Jamaica
  2. Balick, M. J. et al. 2000. Checklist of the vascular plants of Belize, with common names and uses. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 85
  3. Burger, W. C., ed. 1971-. Flora costaricensis.
  4. Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
  5. Hokche, O. et al. 2008. Nuevo catálogo de la flora vascular de Venezuela.
  6. Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
  7. Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
  8. Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Llamas, K. A. 2003. Tropical flowering plants: a guide to identification and cultivation
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=4098. Accessed 12 May 2026.