Table 1.
Number of species assigned to each taxonomic unit of Aristolochiaceae and relatives, used for ancestral character state reconstruction, and representative species used for anatomical and/or biomechanical investigations; clades according to Wanke et al. (2006)
| Genus/subgenus | Clade | Number of species and growth form | Representatives sampled | Origin of material (BG with Garden accession, and/or field origin with voucher number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aristolochia subgenus Pararistolochia | 35 climbers | A. promissa Mast. | BG Dresden (013523-14) | |
| A. triactina Hook.f. | BG Dresden (013524-15) | |||
| Aristolochia subgenus Isotrema | Endodeca | 2 herbs | A. serpentaria L. | Neinhuis 112 (DR); BG Dresden |
| As/NA clade | 55 climbers | A. tomentosa* Sims | BG Dresden (006146-17) | |
| A. westlandii Hemsl.* | Oelschlägel 022 (DR); BG Dresden | |||
| CA clade | 5 shrubs, 10 climbers | A. malacophylla Standl.* | Samain et al. 2009-282 (MEXU, DR); Mexico, Chiapas, Quixjob | |
| A. chiapensis J.F. Ortega & R.V. Ortega* | Samain et al. 2009-288 (MEXU, DR); Mexico, Chiapas, Ocosingo | |||
| A. asclepiadifolia Brandegee* | Isnard et al. 04 (MEXU, DR); Mexico, Veracruz, Puente Nacional | |||
| A. veracruzana J.F. Ortega* | Samain et al. 2009-295 (MEXU, DR); Mexico, Veracruz, San Andres Tuxtla | |||
| A. arborea Linden* | Samain et al. 2009-292 (MEXU, DR); Mexico, Tabasco, Teapa | |||
| A. kalebii Beutelsp.* | Isnard et al. 03 (MEXU, DR); Mexico, Chiapas, La Sepultura | |||
| Aristolochia subgenus Aristolochia | Thyrsicae | 30 climbers | A. ovalifolia Duch. | Isnard et al. 03 (MEXU, DR); Mexico, Veracruz, Estación Los Tuxtlas |
| A. grandiflora complex | 3 climbers | A. grandiflora Sw. | Isnard et al. 01 (MEXU); Mexico, Veracruz, San Andres Tuxtla; BG Dresden | |
| Aristolochia s.s. | Including 35 climbing and herbaceous species of Podanthemum and 80 climbing and herbaceous Mediterranean and Asian species | A. baetica L. (climber) | BG Dresden (s.n.) | |
| A. rotunda L. (herb) | BG Dresden (0012234-12) | |||
| A. clematitis L. (herb) | BG Dresden (002034-09) | |||
| ‘Howardia p.p.’ | 122 climbers | A. gigantea Mart. | BG Dresden (003818) | |
| A. leuconeura Linden | BG Dresden (015090-15) | |||
| A. fimbriata Cham. & Schltdl. | BG Dresden (0018700-16) | |||
| Pentandrae | 27 herbs, 18 climbers (including the species of the informal A. lindneri group) | A. lindneri A. Berger (herb) | BG Dresden (013979-29) | |
| Lactoris | 1 shrub | L. fernandeziana Phil. | Chile, Herbario Jardin Botanico Nacional Viña del Mar (1263) | |
| Asarum | 85 herbs | A. canadense L. | BG Dresden (009331-16) | |
| A. cardiophyllum Franch. | BG Dresden (016393-22) | |||
| Saruma | 1 herb | S. henryi Oliv. | BG Dresden (015115-13) | |
| Thottea | 44 shrubs | T. siliquosa (Lam.) Ding Hou | Pradeep s.n. (TBGT) | |
| Hydnora | Approx. 7 holoparasites | H. visseri Bolin, E. Maass & Musselman | Namibia, Gondwana Canyon Park | |
| H. longicollis Welw. | Namibia, Uis |
Species indicated with asterisks are studied in detail in Wagner et al. (2012).
As, Asian; NA, North American; CA, Central American; p.p., pro parte; BG, Botanical Garden.