Aristolochia westlandii
Aristolochia westlandii
Location: Greenhouse of Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden
- Flower nameAristolochia westlandii
- Scientific nameAristolochia westlandii
- Aliasアリストロキア, アリストロキア ホンコン
- Place of originChina and Hong Kong
- Place of floweringGreenhouse, Botanical Gardens, Subtropical region
- Flowering seasonJanuary, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
What is Aristolochia westlandii
Aristolochia westlandii (scientific name: Aristolochia westlandii), native to China and Hong Kong, is a small evergreen vine shrub in the family Aristolochiaceae. It grows on a vine that tangles itself around fences and other trees. It flowers year-round in the greenhouse, but has no petals. The reddish-brown flowers look like sepals.
Common name: Aristolochia westlandii, also known as Aristolochia hongkon, Aristolochia mukugepubana, Vine length: 3-6 m; leaf shape: kidney-shaped; phyllotaxy: alternate; petals: absent; sepals: present, petal-like; color: reddish brown; flowering season: annual; insectivorous: fly; fruit type: capsule.
- OrderPiperales
- FamilyAristolochiaceae
- GenusAristolochia
- SpeciesA. westlandii
- Type of flowerLeft-right symmetrical flower
- Array of flowerOther
- Petal shapeLip shaped
- Leaf typekidney-shaped
- Edge of the leafWavy
- Life typesmall evergreen vine shrub
- Flower colorsPurple
- Colors of the leavesGreen
- Fruit color
- Height300.0 ~ 600.0 cm
- Diameter of flower20.0 ~ 20.0 cm
