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Aristolochia contorta

Botanic Family

Aristolochiaceae

Author

Bunge

Cultivated

C, medicinal

Common Names

• Bei ma dou ling (Pinyin)
• Jwibangulphul (Korean)
• Pangulphul (Korean)
• Maruba-uma-no-suzu-kusa (Japan)
• Ko-uma-no-suzu-kusa (Japan)

Geographical Habitats

• Fujian
• Gansu
• Heibei
• Heilongjiang
• Henan
• Jilin
• Liaoning
• Shaanxi
• Shandong
• Shanxi - China
• Honshu - Japan
• Korea
• Russia
• Vietnam

Natural Habitats

• Montane thickets. Medicinal uses

Flowering Times

• May-Jul (China)
• Jul-Aug (Japan)

Fruiting Times

• Aug-Oct (China)

Glabrous herbaceous twiner with elongated rhizomes. Leaves to 100mm x 80mm. Axillary racemes to 8 flowers, yellow-green flowers with purple veins, to 14mm x 6mm & fruit to 65mm x 40mm.

Further References

• FOC
• Mansfeld
• The Plant List 2
• FOJ