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Aristolochia

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Aristolochiaceae

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Images about Aristolochia

5 images from works
  • A plant related to birthwort, (Aristolochia longa L.): flowering stem with separate rhizome and sections of fruit. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1774.
  • Seven plants, including an orchid, a paeony and a toadflax: flowering stems. Coloured etching, c. 1834.
  • A plant (Aristolochia hyperborea) related to birthwort: flowering stem. Coloured etching by F. Smith, c. 1834, after himself.
  • A plant (Aristolochia rotunda L.) related to birthwort: entire flowering plant. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1774.
  • A plant (Aristolochia sp.) related to birthwort: part of twining, flowering stem. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1774.

Works from the collections

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    A plant (Aristolochia sp.) related to birthwort: part of twining, flowering stem. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1774.

    | Date: [1774] | Reference: 16910i
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    Apuntes sobre el chólera-morbus : y su curacion con la Mikania-huaco o guaco / por don Juan Luis Chabert.

    Chabert, Juan Luis. | Date: 1850
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    Seven plants, including an orchid, a paeony and a toadflax: flowering stems. Coloured etching, c. 1834.

    | Date: 1834 | Reference: 27635i
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    A new aristolochia from Amazonian Colombia / by Richard Evans Schultes.

    Schultes, Richard Evans. | Date: [1952]
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    A plant (Aristolochia hyperborea) related to birthwort: flowering stem. Coloured etching by F. Smith, c. 1834, after himself.

    Smith, Frederick William, 1797-1835. | Date: [1834-49] | Reference: 26374i
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Related topics

Botany
Aristolochiaceae
Carnivorous Plant
Plants, Toxic
Plant metabolites
Alkaloids

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