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Aristolochiaceae

Called “birthwort family” in GBIF

The Aristolochiaceae are a family, the birthwort family, of flowering plants with eight genera and about 400 known species belonging to the order Piperales. The type genus is Aristolochia L.

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795
accepted species in GBIF
Source: GBIF
25
genera in GBIF
Source: GBIF
3
plants on Plant News
3
research articles
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What science is finding about Aristolochiaceae

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