Aristolochiaceae FAMILY

Aristolochia taliscana

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Aristolochia taliscana is a slender, climbing plant producing stems 2 - 3 metres long that scramble over the ground or twine into other plants for support[ 411 Title Trees and Shrubs of Mexico Publication Contributions from the United States National Herbarium Vol 23 Author Standley P.C. Publisher Smithsonian Institution; Washington Year 1926 ISBN Description Although dated, it contains a wealth of information on the trees and shrubs of Mexico, including many of their uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. It is sometimes harvested from the wild for local medicinal use.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeCentral America - southern Mexico.

HabitatThickets, open places and scrub forests[ 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. ].