Aristolochia australopithecurus
| Cairns birdwing butterfly vine | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Piperales |
| Family: | Aristolochiaceae |
| Genus: | Aristolochia |
| Species: | A. australopithecurus
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| Binomial name | |
| Aristolochia australopithecurus (Mich.J.Parsons) Buchwalder & Wanke[1]
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Pararistolochia australopithecurus, synonym Pararistolochia australopithecurus, is an Australian plant in the Aristolochiaceae or birthwort family, native to Queensland.[2] It is a rainforest vine and the host plant for the Cairns birdwing butterfly and the red-bodied swallowtail. Found in the area around Mount Bellenden Ker of north Queensland. Between the Little Mulgrave River and the South Johnstone River.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Aristolochia australopithecurus (Mich.J.Parsons) Buchwalder & Wanke", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2023-02-14
- ^ a b "Aristolochia australopithecurus (Mich.J.Parsons) Buchwalder & Wanke", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2023-02-14
- ^ information sign at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney
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