Aristolochia iquitensis O.C.Schmidt

Species

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Characteristics

Woody vine; stem to ca. 1 cm in diam., bark relatively thin, irregularly thickened; branchlets glabrous; pseudostipules lacking. Leaves: petiole twining, 3-6 cm long; blade chartaceous, elongate elliptic with strongly curved to parallel margins, 8-17(-20) x 5-7 cm, glabrous above, barely pubescent beneath, apex usually acuminate (5-10 mm long), base deeply cordate to auriculate; lateral veins usually marginal at very base. Inflorescence cauliflorous; 1-2 racemes, 2-6 cm long, bearing commonly 10 flowers or many more; bracts small, scaly; pedicels thin, 3.5-5 cm long (in the Guianas, shorter in the type specimen). Flowers: ovary 1-1.5 cm long, thin, glabrous, pink; perianth glabrous, purple brown outside; utricle ovoid, 7 x 4.5 mm; tube funnel-shaped, short, usually less than 1 cm long; limb with 2 lateral lobes which are more or less triangular and oblique downward, variable in size, apex round, yellow with brown markings, lower margin fleshy fimbriate. Fruit 6-8 cm long, glabrous; seeds ovoid, 5 x 3 mm, apex acute, base emarginate.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support climber
Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.75 - 2.5
Mature height (meter) 7.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 4-8
Soil humidity 2-7
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-9
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-9

Usage

Use: Sticks boiled for stomach ache. Vernacular name: Suriname: kwashi-bita.
Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 26 - 60
Germination temperacture (C°) 22 - 25
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Aristolochia iquitensis world distribution map, present in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, and Suriname

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:19503-2
WFO ID wfo-0000547916
COL ID GPX5
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 732659
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Synonyms

Aristolochia dodsonii Aristolochia macrophylla Aristolochia iquitensis