Aristolochiaceae

Aristolochiaceae
Temporal range: Aptian - recent[1][2]
California pipevine (Aristolochia californica)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Piperales
Family: Aristolochiaceae
Juss.
Subfamilies
Synonyms
  • Asaraceae Ventenat 1799
  • Hydnoraceae Agardh 1821 nom. cons.
  • Lactoridaceae Engler 1888 nom. cons.
  • Pistolochiaceae J. B. Müll. 1841
  • Sarumaceae Nakai 1936 nom. nud.

The Aristolochiaceae (English: /əˌrɪstəˈloʊkiəsii/) are a family, the birthwort family, of flowering plants with seven genera and about 400 known species belonging to the order Piperales. The type genus is Aristolochia L.

  1. ^ "Piperales". www.mobot.org. Retrieved 2023-06-18.
  2. ^ Friis, Else Marie; Crane, Peter R.; Pedersen, Kaj Raunsgaard (2022-09-01). "Early and Mid-Cretaceous Aristolochiaceous Seeds from Portugal and Eastern North America". International Journal of Plant Sciences. 183 (7): 587–603. doi:10.1086/721259. ISSN 1058-5893.