Aristolochia pearcei Phil.

Place of Publication

Anales Univ. Chile 18: 68 (1861)

Type citation

Phil., Anales Univ. Chile 18:68. 1861. Type: R. Pearce s/n (lectotype SGO 47944! designated by Pérez & Yancas (2015))

Common names

oreja de zorro

References

Philippi R.A. (1861)

Philippi, R.A. 1861. Observaciones botánicas sobre algunas plantas recogidas en Chile por los senores don Ricardo Pearce I don Jerman Volckmann. Anales de la Universidad de Chile 18: 43-69
Pérez & Yancas (2015)

Pérez, P S and Yuncas, L F 2015. Revalidation of Aristolochia pearcei Phil. and notes on the identity of A. bridgesii (Klotzsch) Duch. (Aristolochiaceae). Gayana Botánica. 72. 367-372.

Regions

Atacama and Coquimbo

Habitat

Desert, Coastal desert and semidesert, Flowering desert, Mediterranean and Mountain matorral & sclerophyllous forest

Distribution and habitat

Endémica to the regions of Atacama (province of Huasco) and Coquimbo (province of Elqui and Limarí), where it mainly occurs in the precordillera of the Andes and in the coastal cordillera between the rivers of Huasco and Elqui. It forms part of the matorral vegetation with Balbisia peduncularis and Bahia ambrosioides which includes the cacti Eulychnia acida var. acida and Eulychnia breviflora var. breviflora. It is also found the Matorral Estepario Interior and the Matorral Estepario Costero and that of the flowering desert.