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Aristolochia macrophylla Lam.Pipe vine, Dutchman’s Pipe |
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Names and MythsAristolochia Grk aristos, best, and lochia delivery Macrophylla large leaved. The pipe-shaped flower is the reason for the common name |
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Natural history / FolkloreOne common name is best birth, the swollen section of the flower was thought to resemble a swollen womb, hence by the Doctrine of signatures good for women in childbed. Later it was seen as the bowl of the pipe.2 |
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DescriptionWoody vine with large heart shaped leaves and an easily spotted pipe shaped flower. Vine with heart shaped leaves and brown flowers resembling a Dutch Pipe. 33 |
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