Where has Aristolochia tricaudata (ARISTOLOCHIACEAE) gone? New record of a critically endangered species in Oaxaca, Mexico

Jaime Ernesto Rivera-Hernández; Marie-Stéphanie Samain

doi:10.22201/ib.20078706e.2011.1.455

Where has Aristolochia tricaudata (ARISTOLOCHIACEAE) gone? New record of a critically endangered species in Oaxaca, Mexico

Authors

Jaime Ernesto Rivera-Hernández
Marie-Stéphanie Samain

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22201/ib.20078706e.2011.1.455

Keywords:

Aristolochia tricaudata, Mexico, Oaxaca, Chiapas, critically endangered

Abstract

During fieldwork in San Juan Teponaxtla, Oaxaca, 3 individuals of Aristolochia tricaudata Lemaire, a very rare species threatened with extinction, were observed with flowers and fruits. Although this species is present in many botanical gardens, fruits have never been observed. Conservation actions are urgently required to protect this species in the wild.