Aristolochia surinamensis Willd.

Species

Angiosperms > Piperales > Aristolochiaceae > Aristolochia

Characteristics

Vine; branchlets glabrous; pseudostipules lacking. Leaves: petiole thin, 2.5-5 cm long; blade 3-lobed, 5-9 x 7-11 cm, glabrous, shining above, greyish with very fine indument beneath, apex rounded, base truncate, sometimes slightly cordate, lateral lobes perpendicular to the middle lobe, middle lobe 3-6 cm long; venation pedate, marginal at base. Flowers axillary, solitary; pedicel 2.5-4 cm long; ovary about 1.5 cm long; perianth sparsely pilose to glabrous; utricle ovoid, 1.0-1.5 x 0.8-1.2 cm; tube about 1.5 cm long; limb funnel-shaped, superior lobe rounded, triangular, up to 3.5 x 3 cm, apex emarginate. Fruit small, 3.5 cm long, acumen 5 mm long, pericarp membranous, glabrous; seeds 2 mm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support climber
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Environment

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Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

Use: Febrifuge.
Uses medicinal
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Therapeutic use Abortifacient (unspecified), Bite(Snake) (unspecified), Colic (unspecified), Dysmenorrhea (unspecified), Pain (unspecified), Parturition (unspecified), Puerperium (unspecified), Witchcraft (unspecified), Diabetes (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Hypertension (unspecified)
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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 30 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 23 - 29
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Germination treatment soaking
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Distribution

Aristolochia surinamensis world distribution map, present in Brazil, Guyana, and Suriname

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:93372-1
WFO ID wfo-0000548375
COL ID GQB9
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 845341
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Synonyms

Aristolochia platyloba Aristolochia macrota Aristolochia surinamensis Howardia surinamensis Aristolochia surinamensis Aristolochia trilobata