Common name
English: Calico flower
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2659)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)
Order: Aristolochiales (3)
Family: Aristolochiaceae (4)(family description)
Genus: Aristolochia (3)
Epithet: littoralis Parodi (4)
Synonyms: Aristolochia elegans Mast., Aristolochia hassleriana Chodat
elegans => graceful, neat, nice
hassleriana => in honor of Émile Hassler (1861-1937), Swiss naturalist and botanist who mainly worked in Paraguay
littoralis => found on the seashore
Characteristics
Climate: tropical
Habit: herb
Flower colour: purple, white