Aristolochia littoralis D.Parodi

Aristoloche (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Piperales > Aristolochiaceae > Aristolochia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen plant. It grows 4-8m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support climber
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 2.5 - 4.0
Mature height (meter) 4.0 - 8.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 4-6
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

Uses environmental use medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Scorpion stings (leaf), Snake bites (leaf), Fever (root), Intestinal diseases (root)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 23 - 29
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -7
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Aristolochia littoralis leaf picture by anca isabela (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Aristolochia littoralis world distribution map, present in Angola, Argentina, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Bangladesh, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Botswana, Central African Republic, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Fiji, Guadeloupe, Guam, Honduras, Haiti, India, Jamaica, Mexico, Mozambique, Mauritius, Nicaragua, Niue, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Paraguay, Réunion, El Salvador, Sao Tome and Principe, Chad, Thailand, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Taiwan, Province of China, United States of America, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Nam, South Africa, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:93074-1
WFO ID wfo-0000547985
COL ID GPYV
BDTFX ID 103377
INPN ID 629108
Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Aristolochia elegans Aristolochia littoralis Aristolochia hassleriana Aristolochia elegans var. hassleriana