Pararistolochia australopithecurus
Cairns Birdwing Butterfly Vine | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Magnoliids |
Order: | Piperales |
Family: | Aristolochiaceae |
Genus: | Pararistolochia |
Species: | P. australopithecurus |
Binomial name | |
Pararistolochia australopithecurus Michael J.Parsons (1996)[1] | |
Pararistolochia australopithecurus is an Australian rainforest vine in the Aristolochiaceae or Birthwort family. It is a 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.[2]
See also; Richmond Birdwing Butterfly Vine
References
- ↑ "Pararistolochia australopithecurus". Australian National Botanic Gardens.
- ↑ information sign at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney
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