English: Trilobed pipevine; Trefle cara'ibe.
French: Liane trefle; Feuille trefle; Trefle.
Region: central and southern America.
Habitat: tropical; swampy areas; needs constant humidity and much water especially during hot days; slightly acidic.
Ecology: larval foodplant for the butterflies Parides erithalion and Parides iphidamas
BotanySlender vine, twining liana; up to 10 m.
Leaves: trilobed; very distinct.
Flowers: brownish patterns on white ground, single crest,
light shade; fragile; utricle and tube elongated and scattered with brown blotches
TaxonomyAristolochia trilobata is one of the most well-known species; often misidentified and mixed up with the very similar
Aristolochia macroura.