
Aristolochia albida
Aristolochia albida
Safety & Hazards
The plant is said to be poisonous to sheep and goats[ 1315 Title Revision of the genus Aristolochia (Aristolochiaceae) in Africa, Madagascar and adjacent islands Publication Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 2006 , 151 , 219-238 Author Holger De Groot, Stefan Wanke and Christoph Neinhuis Publisher Year 2006 ISBN Description ]
Botanical Description
Aristolochia albida is a perennial climbing plant, usually with herbaceous stems but sometimes becoming more woody, especially near the base, and persisting[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ]. The unpleasant smelling stems, which twine around other plants for support, are usually less than 3 metres long but can be up to 10 metres[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. , 1315 Title Revision of the genus Aristolochia (Aristolochiaceae) in Africa, Madagascar and adjacent islands Publication Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 2006 , 151 , 219-238 Author Holger De Groot, Stefan Wanke and Christoph Neinhuis Publisher Year 2006 ISBN Description ]. The root and leaves are harvested from wild plants for local medicinal use[ 46 Title Dictionary of Economic Plants. Publication Author Uphof. J. C. Th. Publisher Weinheim Year 1959 ISBN - Description An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader. , 332 Title The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa. Publication Author Burkil. H. M. Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. Year 1985 - 2004 ISBN Description Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/ ]. The root is sold in local markets[ 332 Title The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa. Publication Author Burkil. H. M. Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. Year 1985 - 2004 ISBN Description Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/ ].