Aristolochia ringens Vahl

Gaping dutchman's pipe (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Piperales > Aristolochiaceae > Aristolochia

Characteristics

Stout vine, glabrous; stems to 5 m long; young branches glaucous. Leaves: pseudo-stipules cordate-reniform, c. 20 mm long, c. 20 mm wide, deciduous; petiole 3–6 cm long; lamina broadly reniform, 5–9 cm long, 6–9 cm wide; base deeply cordate; apex rounded. Flowers solitary; pedicels 6–10 cm long. Calyx geniculate, mottled maroon and cream, glabrous outside; utricle obovoid, 4–7 cm long; tube 30–40 mm long; limb 2-lobed; upper lobe obovate-spathulate, c. 10 cm long, c. 10 cm wide, emarginate; lower lobe narrowly lanceolate, c. 9 cm long, c. 3 cm wide, acute. Fruit unknown. Seed cordate-ovate, flat, c. 12 mm long, c. 7 mm wide, c. 0.2 mm thick, smooth (?), laterally winged (?).
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Perianth pale green with dense dark violet network all over, especially dense on lobes
Fruit-baskets about 7 cm. long.
Pale glaucescent leaves
A glabrous climber
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support climber
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 6.0 - 9.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Recorded from forested area on roadside.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 5-6
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-11

Usage

Uses environmental use medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Abortifacient (unspecified), Antidote (unspecified), Bite(Snake) (unspecified), Chill (unspecified), Cold (unspecified), Diuretic (unspecified), Ecbolic (unspecified), Emmenagogue (unspecified), Homicide (unspecified), Poison (unspecified), Rheumatism (unspecified), Scorpion (unspecified), Sudorific (unspecified), Tonic (unspecified), Vesicant (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Alexiteric (unspecified), Diuretics (unspecified), Hypohidrosis (unspecified), Menstruation-inducing agents (unspecified), Snake bites (unspecified), Uterine contraction (unspecified), Colic (unspecified), Ulcer (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
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

Flower

Aristolochia ringens flower picture by Victoria Chaves Ramirez (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Aristolochia ringens world distribution map, present in Australia, Benin, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guinea, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Jamaica, Sri Lanka, Montserrat, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, El Salvador, Thailand, United States of America, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:93285-1
WFO ID wfo-0000548271
COL ID 684P8
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 446609
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Howardia ringens Aristolochia globiflora Aristolochia turbacensis Howardia galeata Howardia cymbifera Aristolochia ringens Aristolochia grandiflora