Aristolochia bracteolata

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Aristolochia bracteolata

Aristolochia bracteolata Lam., Encycl. 1: 258 1783. (syn. Aristolochia abyssinica Klotzsch; Aristolochia abyssinica Klotzsch; Aristolochia bracteata Retz.; Aristolochia crenata Ehrenb. ex Duch.; Aristolochia kotschyi Hochst. ex A.Rich.; Aristolochia mauritiana Pers.; Aristolochia maurorum Klotzsch [Illegitimate]; Aristolochia sempervirens Forssk. [Illegitimate]; Einomeia bracteata (Retz.) Raf.);

Egypt (SE-Egypt), Oman (Dhofar, Mascat & Oman), Saudi Arabia (Asir), Yemen (Aden Desert, coastal Hadhramaut, Inner Hadhramaut, SW-Yemen, Tihama), United Arab Emirates, India (C-, E-, N- & peninsular India), Sri Lanka, Somalia, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Mali, Niger, Chad, N-Nigeria, Sudan, South Sudan, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Myanmar [Burma] (widespread), Pakistan (Karachi, Sind, Punjab) as per Catalogue of Life;

Images by B. Rathinasabapathy (Id by Vijayasankar Raman & P. Santhan), P. Santhan & Devendra Bhardwaj (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more photos & complete details, click on the links)

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Worm Killer, Dutchman’s pipe, Bracteated Birth Wort;

Habit: Herb

Flowering and fruiting: Throughout the year

Scrub jungles, aslo grown as medicinal plants

India, Sri Lanka, Arabia, Tropical Africa

(From India Biodiversity Portal

Attributions- Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi)

Aristolochia bracteolata - indiantreepix | Google Groups :

After a gap I again sending some flora from arid rajasthan.

It is Aristolochia bracteolata

This photo taken near jodhpur on 14/3/2003.

shape like Hukka (A type of smoking)

for id, BRS 530 : Attachments (2). 6 posts by 5 authors.

Pl. find the attached file contain photo for id. confirmation.

Location: Kumudam Nagar, Coimbatore

Date: 20,11,2013

Habitat: Urban, Road side

Habit: Climber/herb

Aristolochia indica L. perhaps

It is Aristolochia bracteolata Lam.

Aristolochia indica.

Aristolochia bracteolata Lam (=A. bracteata ) Kidamar (Hindi), Aaduthinnapalai (Tamil)

Aristolochia bracteolata Lam. : Attachments (1). 2 posts by 2 authors.

Aristolochia bracteolata Lam. (= A. bracteata Retz.), Fam: Aristolochiaceae

Chennai, near Air port, Tamilnadu,

sub erect or spreading herb, bitter, antidote for snake bite Aaduthinna paalai (Tamil), Kidamar (Hindi)

We find this in Oman too in the fields and near water

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Aristolochia brecteata: id confirm : 3 posts by 1 author. Attachments (2)- 2 Mb and 3 Mb.

Aristolochia brecteata

Attachments (1) - 2 Mb.

Yes. Correct name is Aristolochia bracteolata Lam.

References:

Catalogue of Life The Plant List Flora of Pakistan FOP illustration India Biodiversity Portal Aluka A Comprehensive Portal For Medicinal Herbs : Plant Info Wikipedia Useful Tropical Plants Flowers of India wildturmeric.net

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