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Aristolochia grandiflora

Flowering Plants

Aristolochia grandiflora, known as the pelican flower, is a deciduous vine that produces one of the largest flowers of any plant in the world. The flower emits an odor resembling rotting meat, which attracts the flies that pollinate it. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Photosynthetic Autotroph 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
Relationship to People
Invasive or Introduced Species 1
Relationship to People
Used in Traditional Medicine 1
Comparison
NatureServe Rank
GNR Unranked 2
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 3
Scientific Name
Aristolochia grandiflora 1
Conservation Status
Not Evaluated 4
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Magnoliopsida, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Aristolochia grandiflora

In Biome

River, Biomes
Source Aristolochia grandiflora (Wikipedia)
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Found In

Bangladesh

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Belize

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Colombia

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Costa Rica

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Cuba

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Ecuador

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El Salvador

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Guatemala

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Honduras

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Jamaica

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Nicaragua

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North America

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United States

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Sources
1. Aristolochia grandiflora (Wikipedia)
  • Wikidata Q135693 (P225 taxon name)
  • lead sentence (diet), EntityId 402024
    Aristolochia grandiflora, the pelican flower, is a deciduous vine with one of the world's largest flowers that emits an odor that smells like rotting meat, attracting flies.
  • article text (relationship to people), EntityId 402024
    The plant is native to the Caribbean and Central America, and has been introduced to Florida in the United States as an attractor of butterflies.
  • Habitat and distribution
    It is found in tropical forests near streams and gullies.
  • In Biome: River, Distribution and habitat
    It is found in tropical forests near streams and gullies.
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2. NatureServe Explorer: Aristolochia grandiflora
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)
Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "GNR"
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3. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Piperales
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12391
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12391
"active":true,"cites_listing":"NC"
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4. GBIF (IUCN Red List category): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Aristolochia grandiflora
GBIF (IUCN Red List category)GBIF taxon key 2874014, category field
Quote, GBIF taxon key 2874014, category field
"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
International Union for Conservation of NatureView the Source
Wikidata: Aristolochia grandiflora
Child Taxon Of: Magnoliopsida, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
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