Botanical name: Aristolochia watsonii
Common names: Watson's Dutchman's Pipe, Southwestern Pipevine, Indian Root
Family: Aristolochiaceae
Origin: Mexico
It is pollinated by Ceratopogonid flies; these are the small, blood-sucking flies that pester humans and other mammals in the humid summer. The flowers of Aristolochia watsonii resemble a mouse's ear-translucent funnels with fur and veins-and give off a musty odor. The fly apparently expects to find a blood meal, and instead is trapped inside the flower tube overnight. During the night the flower releases pollen. The following morning the flower releases the pollen-covered fly. If the fly visits another flower it effects pollination.
Similar plants: Aristolochia watsonii (Watson's Dutchman's Pipe)
- Aristolochia arborea (Aristolochia Tree)
- Aristolochia fimbriata (Fringed Aristolochia)
- Aristolochia gigantea 'Brasiliensis' (Giant Calico Flower)
- Aristolochia gigantea (Calico Flower)
- Aristolochia gilbertii (Dutchman's Pipe)
- Aristolochia grandiflora (Calico Flower)
- Aristolochia labiata (Mottled Dutchman's Pipe)
- Aristolochia leuconeura (Pipe Flower)
- Aristolochia littoralis (Elegant Dutchmans Pipe)
- Aristolochia macrophylla (Dutchman's Pipe)
Link to this plant:
https://toptropicals.com/catalog/uid/aristolochia_watsonii.htm