Aristolochiaceae FAMILY
Aristolochia cordiflora
Aristolochia cordiflora
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Aristolochia cordiflora is a climbing plant. It is harvested from the wild for local medicinal use.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeNorthwestern S. America - Ecuador, Colombia, through Central America to Honduras and Costa Rica.
HabitatAlong streams and in secondary-growth thickets[ 408 Title Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden Vol. 53 Publication Author Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Year 1966 ISBN Description Contains an excellent treament of a section of the genus Inga. An excellent botanical publication, available for download from the Internet. ].