Aristolochia cathcartii Hook.f.

 
  • Family : ARISTOLOCHIACEAE
    (Birthwort Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ISHARMUL FAMILY (ईशरमूल फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Aristolochiaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Isotrema cathcartii (Hook.f.) X.X.Zhu, S.Liao & J.S.Ma
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Aristolochia cathcartii Hook.f.
  • Habit : Woody climber
  • Habitat : In dense subtropical forests from 400 m to 1000 m
  • Key identification features : Deciduous woody climbers; Leaves simple, alternate, ovate or ovate-lanceolate, apex acute or beaked, base cordate, margin smooth; Flowers in axillary inflorescences on old leafless stem, bisexual, tepals 3, fused, yellowish white with purple veins, hairy; Fruits linear-oblong, apiculate at apex, hairy, green when young, brown when mature; Seeds obovate, acute at base, many seeded
  • Flower, Fruit : April- September
  • Distribution :
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Arunachal Pradesh
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
  • Native : Bangladesh, China, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, China, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet
  • Literature :
    • Navendu Page., Aparajita Datta., Bibidishananda Basu (2022). Trees of Arunachal Pradesh-a field guide, Pg: 166-167
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Aristolochia cathcartii. Downloaded on 11 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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