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Aristolochia jackii

Botanic Family

Aristolochiaceae

Author

Steudel

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Borneo
• Nicobar Islands - India
• Java
• N. Sumatra - Indonesia
• Jarak is.
• Malacca
• Pahang
• Sarawak - Malaysia
• Philippines
• Singapore

Natural Habitats

• Grassland
• forest
• coastal swamp forest
• lowland forest

Flowering Times

• Jan (Singapore)
• Feb
• Jun
• Nov (Malesia)

Fruiting Times

• Jan
• Feb
• Apr
• Sep
• Oct (Malesia)

Slender twining subshrub or shrub with glabrous angular branches. Large trilobed leaves to 230mm x 240mm (can reach 500mm x 300mm), midlobe to 200mm x 100mm, lateral lobes to 150mm x 60mm. Axillary inflorescence to 250mm long with 1.5mm bracts, purple-brown or red flowers to 110mm long, glabrous outside. 6-chambered glabrous capsule to 60mm x 25mm.

Further References

• Mobot
• FS
• The Plant List 2
• Flora Malesiana
• GBS