Aristolochia 



ARISTOLOCHIACE^ 



105 



1. A. trilobata L. Sj>. PJ. 960 (1753) ; leaves trilobed, rarek 

 siibentire ; perianth with one lip, lij) ending in a tail 2 or 3 times 

 longer than the whole perianth. Jdcq. Eclor/ce PI. Ear. i. 43, 

 t 2G ; Wright 3Iem. 189 ; GrLseh. FI. Br. W. Ind. 299 : Dnchartre 

 in DC. Prodr. .vl\ pt. 1, 444 ; Ur]>. Si/mh. Ant. iv. 210. A. scan- 

 dens foliis sublobatis &c. Browne Hist. Jam. 829. (Fig. 31, A, B.) 



C o n t r a j e r V a of the north side (Browne). 



Wright ! Distin ! Bawdier ! St. Thomas in the Vale, Waterton ! McNab ! 

 Wilson ! Balaclava, Key ! West Indies, tropical continental America. 



Plant with a heavy smell. Leaves G-13 cm. in diam. Bract roundish- 

 elliptical. Perianth, inflated base 3-5 cm. 1., upper tubular portion, 3 '5-0 

 cm. 1., lip cordate, about 2 cm. in diam., tail l'2-3 dm. 1. Capsule 7-8 

 cm. 1., about 2 cm. br. 



F i":. 31. Ar htoloch la . 



A, Leafy shoot with flowers 



C, Fruit dehiscing 



D, Seed. 



'and yoiin.sr fruit 

 B, Gynostemiuni 



A, B, A. trilobata L., C, D, A. elcgana Mast 



2. A. ring-ens Vahl Sumh. Pot. Hi 99 ; leaves kidney-shaped : 

 perianth with 2 lips, the upper lip about double as long as the 

 lower, lanceolate, obtuse, the lower spatliulate. Jacq. Collect. 

 V. t. 4 (fruit and seed) : Grixeh. lor. cit. ; Dnchartre torn. cit. 471. 

 A. granditlora Vahl op. cit. ii. 94, /. 47 (non Siv.). Type in Herb. 

 Mus. Brit. 



Von Rohr\ Pnrdic ; Morant Bay, Harris \ Cuba, Venezuela, 

 Colombia. 



Leaves 8-12 cm. in diam. Bract subscarious, reniform. Perianth, 

 inflated base 3-5 cm. 1., upper tubular portion 2-5-3 cm. 1., upper lip S-14 

 cm. 1., lower 5 -5-0 -6 cm. 1. Capsule 8 cm. 1., 3 cm. br. 



