Aristolochia gorgona M.A.Blanco

, Brittonia 54(1): 31 (30-39; figs. 1-2) (2002).
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IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:323431-2
Publication
Brittonia; a Series of Botanical Papers. New York, NY
Collation
54(1): 31 (30-39; figs. 1-2)
Date of Publication
29 May 2002
Family as entered in IPNI
Aristolochiaceae

Type Information

Collector Team
M.A.Blanco 1752
Type Herbaria
holotype USJ
isotype CR
isotype MO
isotype NY
Distribution Of Types
Puerto Viejo de Sarapiquí, Estación Biológica La Selva, Quebrada Surá, near the Laboratory, 10°26'N, 83°59'W, 50 m, Heredia (Costa Rica, Central America, Southern America)

Remarks

specific epithet refers to: Gorgons, the three monstrous sisters of Greek mythology, in allusion to the grotesque appearance of the flowers

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Same citation as
Aristolochia gorgona M.A.Blanco, Brittonia 54(1): 31 (2002) (2002).