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Aristolochia indica

Botanic Family

Aristolochiaceae

Author

Linnaeus

Propagation

C.L.S.

Common Names

• Eik-th-ra-muli (Myanmar)
• Indian Birth Wort
• Ishormul Pata (Bangladesh)
• Dutchman's Pipe
• Pipevine
• Birthwort
• Ishvara (Sanskrit)
• Adagam (Tamil)

Geographical Habitats

• N. Australia
• India
• Myanmar
• Thailand
• Vietnam

Natural Habitats

• Coastal forest & streambanks
• hedges
• wasteland

Flowering Times

• All year

Fruiting Times

• Jan

Climbing twining herb with glabrous 4-5 ribbed stem. Very variable glabrous foetid leaves to 120mm x 70mm. Axillary racemes of 1-5 flowers, 60mm glabrous red-brown or greenish-white flowers with small bracts opposing flowers & an oblong lip, flower tube to 20mm long. 6-valved oval 6- ribbed capsule to 120mm long.

Medicinal

Further References

• Jones & Gray 1977
• Mobot
• net
• The Plant List
• USNH
• F Indochine
• Tanziman Ara
• Wiart 2
• Rheedea