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Aristolochia manshuriensis

Botanic Family

Aristolochiaceae

Author

Komarov

Propagation

C.L.S.

Common Names

• Korean Banana
• Guan mu tong (Pinyin)

Geographical Habitats

• Gansu
• Heilongjiang
• Henan
• Hubei
• Jilin
• Liaoning
• Shaanxi
• Shanxi
• Sichuan - China
• Manchuria
• Korea
• Primorye - Russia

Natural Habitats

• Forests
• moist areas

Flowering Times

• Jun-Jul (China)

Fruiting Times

• Aug-Sep (China) Sep (Korea)

Climbing white-hairy shrub to 14m with corky bark & woody striated stems. Leaves to 290mm x 280mm with whitish down on both sides. Axillary solitary or paired flowers, 60mm yellow flowers flushed purple, tube to 70mm x 25mm, pink outside, flower bract to 10mm long. Dark brown eed capsules 110mm x 40mm with 6 valves.

Further References

• Rehder 1934
• Bailey 1976
• Krussmann 1976
• Huxley 1992
• Mobot
• FOC
• The Plant List 2
• ncbi