Aristolochiaceae

Aristolochia fontanesii Boiss. & Reut.

Family: Aristolochiaceae
Genus: Aristolochia

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Aristolochia fontanesii (Aristolochia fontanesii) — FlowerPhoto: Mourad Harzallah, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (4)

Arabic: زراوند طويل, شجرة رستم
Chinese: 阿尔及利亚马兜铃, 阿爾及利亞馬兜鈴, 方氏马兜鈴, 长根马兜铃
Persian: زرآوند دراز
Portuguese: Erva-bicha, A. longa l., A. longa

Synonyms

Aristolochia atlantica Pomel
Aristolochia fontanesii f. grandiflora (Duch.) Maire
Aristolochia longa L.
Aristolochia longa subsp. atlantica (Pomel) Batt.
Aristolochia longa subsp. fontanesii (Boiss. & Reut.) Batt.
Aristolochia longa var. abbreviata Duch.
Aristolochia longa var. djurjurae Maire
Aristolochia longa var. multinervis (Pomel) Maire & Weiller
Aristolochia multinervis Pomel
Aristolochia pallida Salzm. ex Ball
Aristolochia rotunda var. grandiflora Duch.

Flowers

In flower: March to May (from 19 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Mourad Harzallah, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: karim Attouche, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Karim Haddad, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Mehdi Chetibi, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Mehdi Chetibi, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Zidat, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Michael Bakker Paiva, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.