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Aristolochia littoralis

Mokorā (MK)

Calico Flower

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General Information

COMMON NAMES: Calico Flower, Dutchman's-pipe, Pelican Flower; German Pfeifenblume

TRADITIONAL NAMES: Mokorā [?species] (MK)

GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: NATIVE Brazil - Argentina

COOK ISLANDS STATUS: Introduced - Recent, Cultivated (?naturalised on Mangaia); S.Group only - uncommon; Land, lowlands, gardens

SIGNIFICANCE LIST: Ornamental flowers

KEY FEATURES: A climbing vine with heart-shaped leaves and large strangely shaped tubular flowers. LEAVES wide-heart-shaped to kidney-shaped, 12x15cm. FLOWERS axillary, solitary, on long stalks; green-yellow to white, with maroon veins and blotches, throat yellow; calyx base 3cm, tube bent 3cm, round-lobed limb, 10x10cm.

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Cook Islands Distribution

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Southern Group: Present Makatea: -
RR	MG	AT	MK	MT	AK	PL	TK	MN
+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Northern Group:
TN	MH	RK	PK	NS	SW
-	-	-	-	-	-

Key to Symbols

blank	no data
-	absent	L	localised
X	extinct 'naturally'	W	widespread
XQi	quarantine intercepted	R	recent
XQe	eradicated	?	query preceding category
P	present	T?	taxonomic query
S	seasonal	nn	present, said to have no name
O	occasional	?1	present, name not investigated
++++	very common	?2	presence not verified, no name recorded
+++	common	N/A	absent, name not expected
++	uncommon
+	rare
Cook Islands islands: RR =Rarotonga, MG = Mangaia, AT =‘Ātiu, MK=Ma‘uke, MT=Miti‘āro, AK=Aitutaki, PL=Palmerston, PN=Penrhyn, MN=Manuae, TK=Takūtea, TN=Tongareva (TS=Tongaleva Spoken, TW=Tongareva Written, they say "el" but write "r"), MH=Manihiki, RK=Rakahanga, PK=Pukapuka, NS=Nassau, SW=Suwarrow. After a Polynesian name: ^=orthography query. Countries and other: FIJ=Fiji, WT=Wallis & Futuna, SAM=Samoa, TON=Tonga, NIU=Niue, CK=Cook Islands, CKM=Cook Islands Māori, FP=French Polynesia, AUS=Australs, SOC=Societies, TAH=Tahiti, TUA=Tuamotus, MQS=Marquesas, MNG=Mangareva, PIT=Pitcain group, EAS=Easter Island, HAW=Hawai‘i, NZ=New Zealand, NZM=New Zealand Māori

Scientific Taxonomy

Aristolochia littoralis Parodi
SYNONYMS: Aristolochia elegans

TAXONOMY: PLANTAE; ANTHOPHYTA (=Angiospermae); MAGNOLIOPSIDA (=Dicotyledones); MAGNOLIIDAE; Aristolochiales; ARISTOLOCHIACEAE

Vouchers & References

Vouchers:
Mangaia: fieldspecimen, inland Oneroa, c.1990, ID Art Whistler.

References:
p.237 Wagner et al.- Flowering Plants of Hawaii
p.326 Neal - In Gardens of Hawaii
p.108 Hortus 3rd
p.94 Royal Hort. Soc. Index of Garden Plants
p.145 Tropica
p.2/055 A.C.Smith - Flora Vitiensis Nova

Data Update History (information):
zB02, zD02

Web Resources

Citation Information

McCormack, Gerald (2007) Cook Islands Biodiversity Database, Version 2007.2. Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org.
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