The Jerusalem Botanical Gardens

Common name: Mottled Dutchman's Pipe, Rooster Flower, ספלול ברזילי, ספלול ברזילי

Family: Aristolochiaceae

Synonym: Aristolochia brasiliensis

Distribution: Brazil

Habitat: Rich, moist woods and along streams

Life form: Woody climber

Uses: Ornamental

Species Etymology: Aristolochia means "good delivery", other species of the genus were used to help in childbirth.

In memory: of Nizza Yaffe-Ovadia, a teacher of nature and life.

Description: A woody vine, reaching 10 m length. The leaves are heart-shaped and dense, up to 30 cm long. The flowers are pipe-shaped, they have a large lobe, with a curved tube emerging from it and ending in a vesicle . The lobe is up to 10 cm.