Cairns birdwing butterfly vine | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
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]
![image of a butterfly](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Cairns_birdwing_-_melbourne_zoo.jpg/220px-Cairns_birdwing_-_melbourne_zoo.jpg)
![image of a butterfly](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Pachliopta_polydorus_queenslandicus.jpg/220px-Pachliopta_polydorus_queenslandicus.jpg)
References
- ^ "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