Pararistolochia australopithecurus

Cairns Birdwing Butterfly Vine
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

  1. "Pararistolochia australopithecurus". Australian National Botanic Gardens.
  2. information sign at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney
image of a butterfly
Cairns Birdwing Butterfly
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