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Aristolochia anguicida

Botanic Family

Aristolochiaceae

Author

Jacquin

Common Names

• Chompipito (El Salvador)
• Chompipe (El Salvador)

Geographical Habitats

• Colombia
• Costa Rica
• El Salvador
• Guatemala
• Honduras
• S. Mexico
• Nicaragua
• Panama
• Peru
• Venezuela

Natural Habitats

• Open forest
• lava flows

Flowering Times

• Jul
• Sep
• Oct
• Nov
• Dec

Fruiting Times

• Jan
• Feb
• Apr
• Jun
• Aug

Twining woody herbaceous vine with leaves to 100mm x 80mm, glabrous or puberulous above, puberulous beneath with bracts. Solitary flowers greenish yellow-brown with maroon markings, bright yellow in throat with tube 20mm long & limb 30mm long, calyx to 40mm long. Fruit a ridged oval glabrous capsule maturing dark brown 38mm long.

Stems used in cleaning clothes, medicinal uses

Further References

• Mobot
• Neotrop
• The Plant List 2
• VOPR
• FOG
• Standley