page_title: Pararistolochia enricoi
section_title: Description
hierarchical_section_title: Pararistolochia enricoi / Description
caption_attribution_description: English: Pararistolochia enricoi. Drawings by S. Da Giau &amp; G. Loza
context_page_description: Pararistolochia enricoi is an endemic Malagasy species of plant in the birthwort family, the only belonging to the genus Pararistolochia within the Island.
context_section_description: The species is a climbing and ground-sprawling, deciduous vine or liana. The stem can reach 15–25 m high and presents an 8-shaped cross section, typical of the genus. Leaves are 4–8 cm long, sparsely pubescent on both surfaces and variable in shape. Young shoots are attenuated, densely covered with golden hairs. The inflorescences arise from the corky stem, sometimes at ground level. Flowers are up to about 5 cm long and are covered by white hairs. Flower tubes are S-curved, funnel-shaped, enlarging throughout and constricted below the throat, which is bright sulphur-yellow; there are 2 lobes, triangular to well-rounded and purple. The utricle is punctuated with small red spots and purple-veined. The gynostemium i s2.7 mm long by 1.6 mm wide. There 6 yellow antheres, each consisting of 4 pollen sacs, and 6 green stigmatic lobes. The fruits are pendulous, cucumber-like, indehiscent, woody, 6-ribbed, up to 5.5 cm long, and brown when mature. The seeds are heart-shaped, convex and rough above, concave and smooth below, and 4 mm long by 4 mm wide.
caption: Pararistolochia enricoi (Drawings by S. Da Giau & G. Loza)
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