Australian Aristolochiaceae

Dutchman's Pipe family : ARISTOLOCHIACEAE (MAGNOLIIDAE) in Australia

Flower
Families

Don Herbison-Evans,
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
&
Christine Ashe

Plant
Classes

Aristolochia elegans=littoralis
Dutchman's Pipe
Photo: courtesy of
Todd Burrows,
Redcliffe, February, 2009
introduced (poisonous to Australian caterpillars)
Aristolochia acuminata
Tagala Vine
Photo: courtesy of
Karen Doyle,
Townsville, April 2007
native (foodplant for Australian caterpillars)
Pararistolochia praevenosa
Richmond Birdwing Vine
Photo: courtesy of
Maria Rosenfelder,
Queensland, April 2018
native (foodplant for Australian caterpillars)

Other species in this family that occur in Australia are:
Chalmers Aristolochia ( Aristolochia chalmersii ),
Holtze's Birthwort ( Aristolochia holtzei ),
Indian Birthwort ( Aristolochia indica ),
Iron Range Aristolochia ( Aristolochia peninsulensis ),
Hairy Birthwort ( Aristolochia pubera ),
Australian Native Dutchman's Pipe ( Aristolochia thozetii ),
Parson's Aristolochia ( Pararistolochia australopithecurus ),
Mountain Aristolochia ( Pararistolochia deltantha ),
Heathlands Aristolochia ( Pararistolochia linearifolia ).

Some plants in ARISTOLOCHIACEAE are the preferred foodplants of some Australian Butterflies, including:

Atrophaneura polydorus
Cressida cressida
Troides euphorion
Troides priamus
Troides richmondia