Aristolochia reticulata Nutt.

Texas dutchman's pipe (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Piperales > Aristolochiaceae > Aristolochia

Characteristics

Herbs , erect to sprawling, to 0.4 m. Young stem ribbed, hispid. Leaves: petiole 0.1-0.8 cm. Leaf blade ovate, 7-12 × 3-6 cm, base sagittate to auriculate, sinus depth 0.5-1.2 cm, apex obtuse or rounded; surfaces abaxially hispid; venation palmate-pinnate. Inflorescences from base of stem, racemes; peduncle bracteolate, 0.5-0.7 cm; bracteoles ovate-lanceolate, to 2 mm. Flowers: calyx brown-purple, bent; utricle pendent, pear-shaped to somewhat globose, 0.4-0.5 cm; syrinx indistinct or absent, oblique; tube horizontal, funnel-shaped, 5-7 × 1-3 cm; annulus absent; limb purplish brown, 3-lobed, lobes 0.4-0.6 × 0.5 cm, glabrous; gynostemium 3-lobed, globose, 5-10 mm; anthers 6; ovary 6-locular, 0.5-0.7 cm. Capsule globose, 1.2 × 1-3 cm, dehiscence basipetal; valves 6; septa entire, not attached to valves. Seeds rounded, ovate, 0.3 × 0.3 cm. 2 n = 28.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.4
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Moist woodlands. Moist, sandy soils; at elevations of 30-600 metres.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 3-6
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Antirheumatic agents (root), Sexually transmitted diseases (root), Cancer (unspecified), Stimulant (unspecified), Typhoid (unspecified), Medicine (unspecified)
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°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

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Distribution

Aristolochia reticulata world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:93278-1
WFO ID wfo-0000548261
COL ID -
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Aristolochia reticulata Siphisia reticulata