Aristolochia momandul
Aristolochiaceae FAMILY

Aristolochia momandul

Aristolochia momandul

Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Aristolochia momandul is a climbing plant, usually producing stems up to 6 metres long that scramble over the ground and twine into the surrounding vegetation. Sometimes the plant is found climbing into the tops of tall trees up to 30 metres above the ground[ 451 Title Flora Malesiana Series 1 Publication Author Various Website http://www.archive.org Publisher Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch Year 0 ISBN Description A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet ]. The stems are 22 - 45cm in diameter[ 451 Title Flora Malesiana Series 1 Publication Author Various Website http://www.archive.org Publisher Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch Year 0 ISBN Description A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Indonesia (Molukus) eastwards to New Guinea.
HabitatPrimary forest, beach forest, sometimes occurring in limestone areas on rocky peak; usually at low and medium elevations though sometimes ascending to 1,650 metres[ 451 Title Flora Malesiana Series 1 Publication Author Various Website http://www.archive.org Publisher Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch Year 0 ISBN Description A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet ].