Aristolochia tagala

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Aristolochia tagala

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Description

Twiner, up to 20 m high. Leaves variable in shape and size, ovate, ovate-oblong, rarely suborbi-cular, 6-20 (-27) by 4-10 (-16) cm; Inflorescences in the axils of foliage leaves, racemiform or paniculate, 2-6 cm long, slightly hairy, glabrescent, or glabrous; Stamens 6; Capsules subglobose, slightly pyriform, or oblong, 3-4 by 2-3 cm, often 6-ridged, glabrous. Seeds triangular, winged, 8.5-10 mm long and wide (incl. the c. 2 mm wide wing), granular beneath, much less so above;

Distribution

Asia-Temperate, Asia-Tropical: Bangladesh (Bangladesh present); Cambodia (Cambodia present); East Himalaya (Sikkim present); India present; Sri Lanka (Sri Lanka present); Thailand (Thailand present); Vietnam (Vietnam present), Australasia: Queensland (Queensland present), Burma present, Hort. Bog cultivated, New Britain present, New Ireland present, Solomon Is present
Widely distributed in India, Sikkim, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Burma, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, China; Malesia (throughout), New Ireland, New Britain, Solomon Is., Australia (Queensland). Cultivated in Hort. Bog. sub n. XV-D-40 and XV-K-AXI-9.

Uses

The powdered roots are said to be tonic, carminative, and emmenagogic, and a very efficient remedy for infantile tympanites if they are pulverized and applied to the abdomen (QUISUMBING, l.c.).
In Ambon, the leaves, ground with curcuma and warmed, are smeared on the abdomen and the limbs when they are swollen; or they are made into a paste for use against such a skin disease as formication (HEYNE, l.c.; BURKILL, l.c.).

Citation

Bl. 1827 – In: En. Pl. Jav.: 81
CHAMISSO 1948 – In: J. Arn. Arb.: 153
ANONYMOUS 1972: p. 548. – In: Icon. Cormophyt. Sin.: f. 1096
BLANCO 1877 – In: Fl. Filip., ed. 3: 349
LIANG 1975: p. 17. – In: Acta Phytotax. Sin.: f. 1, 5
CHAMISSO 1886: Rev. Pl. Vase. Filip.: 218
KANJILAL C.S. 1940 – In: Fl. Assam: 28
Merr. 1935 – In: Gard. Bull. S. S.: 131
Roxb. 1832 – In: Fl. Ind., ed. Carey: 490
DING HOU 1983 – In: Blumea: 232
H. KENG 1969: Mal. Seed Pl.: f. 58
Koord. 1926: p. 590. – In: Exk. Fl. Java: f. 872
SPRENG. 1826 – In: Syst. Veg.: 751
DUCHARTRE 1864 – In: DC., Prod. 15: 480
PERRY 1980: Medic. Pl. E. & SE. Asia: 47
BROWN 1921: Bull. Bur. For. Philip.: 183
DECNE 1835: Herb. Timor. Descr.: 40
F.-VILL. 1880: Nov. App.: 174
F.-VILL. 1880: Nov. App.: 174
Merr. 1923 – In: En. Philip.: 120
Miq. 1866: Prol. Fl. Jap.: 68
BLANCO 1845: Fl. Filip., ed. 2: 197
KLOTZSCH 1859: Monatsb. Akad. Bed.: 597
LAUT. 1914 – In: Bot. Jahrb.: 106
BOLDINGH 1916: Zakfl. Landb. Java: 37
Merr. 1905 – In: Publ. Govt. Lab. Philip.: 72
IGARASHI 1979: Food Pl. Papilionidae: t. 12
MERR. & PERRY 1942 – In: J. Arn. Arb.: 384
WARB. 1891 – In: Bot Jahrb.: 300
CHAMISSO 1917: Int. Rumph.: 209
KING & GAMBLE 1912 – In: J. As. Soc. Beng.: 30
CHAMISSO 1918: Sp. Blanc.: 135
Merr. 1923 – In: En. Philip.: 119
L.S. SMITH 1957 – In: Proc. R. Soc. Queensl.: 45
BACK. & BAKH.F. 1963 – In: Fl. Java: 163
SOLEREDER 1889 – In: Bot. Jahrb.: 464
Engl. 1886 – In: Bot. Jahrb.: 453
Miq. 1858 – In: Fl. Ind. Bat.: 1066
RIDLEY 1924 – In: Fl. Mal. Pen.: 18
KLOTZSCH 1859: Monatsb. Akad. Bed.: 597
KOIDZUMI 1930: Fl. Symb. Orient.-Asiat.: 16
BURK. 1935 – In: Diet.: 239
FORB. & HEMSL. 1891 – In: J. Linn. Soc. Bot.: 363
HOEHNE 1942: p. 136. – In: Fl. Brasil.: t. 120
F.-VILL. 1880: Nov. App.: 174
Miq. 1858 – In: Fl. Ind. Bat.: 1066
RE-CHINGER 1913 – In: K. Ak. Wiss. M.-N. Kl. Wien: 549
SCHMIDT 1935 – In: E. & P., Nat. Pfl. Fam., ed. 2, 16b: 241
Merr. 1912: Fl. Manila: 186
SCHMIDT 1935 – In: E. & P., Nat. Pfl. Fam., ed. 2, 16b: 241
LIANG 1975: p. 17. – In: Acta Phytotax. Sin.: f. 1, 5
DUCHARTRE 1864 – In: DC., Prod. 15: 481
CHAMISSO 1978: Mal. Seed Pl., ed. 2: f. 59
VIDAL 1885: Phan. Cuming.: 138
HOOK. f. 1886 – In: Fl. Br. India: 75
Roxb. 1832 – In: Fl. Ind., ed. Carey: 489
Liu & LAI 1976 – In: Fl. Taiwan: 576
K. SCH. 1898 – In: Notizbl. Berl.-Dahl.: 113
K. SCH. & LAUT. 1900: Fl. Deut. Schutzgeb. Südsee: 302
BACK. 1919: p. 151. – In: Trop. Natuur: f. 7-12, 166
KAO 1964: p. 327. – In: Fl. Hainan: f. 163
WIGHT 1844: Icon. Pl. Ind. Or.: t. 771
SCHMIDT 1935 – In: E. & P., Nat. Pfl. Fam., ed. 2, 16b: 241
QUIS. 1951: Medic. Pl. Philip.: 255
Koord. 1898: Minah.: 567
MOORE 1925 – In: J. Bot.: Suppl. 83
DUCHARTRE 1864 – In: DC., Prod. 15: 480
HEND. 1951: Mal. Wild Fl: 421: f. 381A & B
PEEKEL 1947 – In: Illustr. Fl. Bismarck Arch. (MS): sub f. 528
HEYNE 1927: Nutt. Pl.: 597
DALZELL & GIBSON 1861: Bombay Fl.: 224
LAUT. 1914 – In: Bot. Jahrb.: 106
Merr. 1935: Comm. Lour.: 142
LAUT. 1914 – In: Bot. Jahrb.: 105
SOLEREDER 1889 – In: Bot. Jahrb.: 460
WILLD. 1805 – In: Sp. Pl.: 157
C.T. WHITE 1922 – In: Proc. R. Soc. Queensl.: 30
GAMBLE 1925 – In: Fl. Près. Madras pt: 1202
BRITTEN 1885 – In: Forbes, Wand.: 515