EPPO Global Database

Aristolochia elegans(ARPEL)

Overview
Code created in: 1996-10-28

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: ARPEL
  • Preferred name: Aristolochia elegans
  • Authority: Masters

Notes

South America (Colombia to Argentina, Brazil). Cultivated as an ornamental. Introduced in Himalayas, Bangladesh, northeast India, Indochina (Thailand, Vietnam), Tchad, Centrafrique, East Africa, Angola, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, northern South Africa, USA (Florida), Mexico, Central America, Caribbean, South America (Venezuela)


Other scientific names
Name Authority
Aristolochia littoralis Parodi

Common names
Name Language
calico flower English
duck vine English
zierliche Pfeifenwinde German
aristoloquia Spanish