Aristolochiaceae FAMILY

Aristolochia bracteolata

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

The plant contains aristolochic acid and is poisonous to mammals[ 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 bracteolata is a perennial, or rarely annual, mostly prostrate but occasionally climbing or suberect, unpleasantly smelling herb growing from 10 - 60 cm long[ 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 plant is usually gathered from the wild and is used locally in traditional medicine. It is sometimes cultivated for medicinal use in India.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAfrica - sub-Saharan regions from Mali to Somalia, through the Arabian Peninsula to India.

HabitatBanks of rivers in India[ 304 Title Handbook of Ayurvedic Medicinal Plants Publication Author Kapoor. L. D. Publisher CRC Press, Florida. Year 2001 ISBN 0-8493-2929-9 Description A very detailed book on some of the key Ayurvedic herbs, giving both technical and non-technical information on each plant. The whole is very well referenced. ]. Acacia-Commiphora bushland, Acacia desert grassland by dry sand-rivers with scattered Acacia tortilis, scrub, on sandy or lava soils at elevations of 220 - 900 metres in east Africa[ 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. ].