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Dutchmans Pipe

Aristolochia gigantea

Photo by jprat001
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jprat001
I believe this vine is Central American, but I found it near the back of the Herb Garden. The flower itself is about a foot long. When I turned the flower around, it had a chamber like a carnivorous plant would. The chamber is used to trap insects for just a short period of time in order to have the insect flying around inside to collect pollen or pollinate the stigma. Then it lets the insect go to pollinate more.

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Flowers of South America
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The San Diego Botanic Garden
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PublishedAugust 5, 2011

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