Aristolochia leuconeura Linden has gorgeous foliage: large, leathery, entire, cordate, alternate, petiolate leaves which are bright green with showy lemon-yellow veins. Small pipe-shaped red flowers bloom singly form the leaf axils in the lower part of the old stems. A very decorative and prolific grower.
Genus name comes form the Greek words aristos meaning best and locheia meaning childbirth or delivery in reference to the fact that plants of some species within this genus (1) have a flower structure which more closely resembles a human fetus in the womb than a pipe, and (2) served in the past as the source of ancient plant preparations used for treatment of pain and infections incident to childbirth.
Please note that this plant is very sensitive to any temperature and humidity level fluctuations and it is best to keep it in a greenhouse/ terrarium environment for the first few weeks after receiving it.
Specific epithet comes form the Greek words leucos meaning white and neura meaning nerve in reference to the white-veined leaves.
Common name of pipevine is in reference to the flowers which purportedly resemble in appearance the meerschaum pipes once common in the Netherlands and northern Germany.
Aristolochia leuconeura
Aristolochia leuconeura is ca. 35 cm tall and comes in an 8 cm pot
