Aristolochiaceae     (Birthwort family)  

Herbs or woody vines; leaves alternate, palmately veined; flowers bisexual, axillary and often solitary; fruit a capsule; family exhibits both monocot and dicot characteristics, and recent studies have placed Aristolochiaceae in a group called "paleoherbs," suggesting a close ancestral alliance with the monocots.

3 members in the Family