Aristolochia elegans Mast. (Gard. Chron., ser. 2, 24: 301. 1885.)
Localities: West Indies (exotic), Lesser Antilles (exotic) [Antigua, Barbuda, St. Kitts, ], Greater Antilles [ Cuba (exotic), Hispaniola (exotic)[ Dominican Republic, Haiti,], Puerto Rico (Naturalized)[], Virgin Islands (Naturalized) ( St. Croix, St. John, Tortola, ) ], North America (exotic), Mexico (exotic), Central America (exotic), South America (native), Old World (exotic: Africa, Asia),
Common Names: Duck vine (L. Antilles), Fleur cygne (Haiti), Flor de cisne (Dominican Republic), Flor de pato (Dominican Republic), Flor del pato (Cuba), Patico (Cuba), Patico (Dominican Republic), Pato (Dominican Republic),
Synonyms: Aristolochia littoralis sensu Pfeifer, non Parodi (Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 53: 115-196. 1966),
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