A Facebook post that appeared on my feed asks: "About 20 kilometers south of Nanning, Guangxi, P.R. China.... approx. 600 meters above sea level.... April, 2009. A medium to large woody vine, with fuzzy, large heart-shaped leaves, and this surreal blossom, about 8 cm. in diameter. What is it ?" The quote is from this FB user, in case the image doesn't upload here: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10201032114880983&set=gm.936503749748236&type=1 The photograph of the plant in question: Thanks in advance for any information and help to solve this mystery. :-) The shape of this seems to imply that only a specific pollinator can fertilize the blossom... Chris Green.
Oh I missed this part: One commenter says this is a member of the Aristolochia genus, common names being birthwort, pipevine or Dutchman's pipe: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aristolochia Chris Green.
Answered already on Facebook by Marc Hachadourian..20 hours ago. Aristolochia kwangsiensis https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=A...ChMIuIvX4PCNxwIVi5bbCh18xgWb&biw=1600&bih=777 http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=50644&flora_id=2
Thanks. I missed that posted message. It's good to have independent verification. :-) Cheers, Chris Green.
