Aristolochia bracteolata
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Details Top
| Internal ID | UUID64400a876af99546259652 |
| Scientific name | Aristolochia bracteolata |
| Authority | Lam. |
| First published in | Encycl. 1: 258 (1783) |
Description Top
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In India, the plant is used to treat fever, rheumatism, and snakebite. In Ethiopia, the plant is used to treat fever, malaria, and dysentery.
Aristolochia bracteolata, commonly known as 'worm killer', is a perennial herb found in subsaharan regions from Mali to Somalia, the Arabian peninsula and India. It grows in sandy or lava soils at elevations of 50-740m above sea level and can be found on the banks of rivers, bushland, and desert grasslands. It has an unpleasant smell and stems 10-60cm tall from an underground rhizome. The leaves are ovate 1.5-8x1.5-7cm with a petiole 0.5-4.5cm long. Flowers are dark purple, 0.5-5cm tubular, with trumpet shaped mouth and capsules are oblong-ellipsoid, 1.5-2.5cm. It is usually gathered from the wild and used in traditional medicine in Nigeria, India, and Ethiopia as an infusion of dried leaves to treat intestinal worms, skin itch, or insect bites.
Aristolochia bracteolata, commonly known as 'worm killer', is a perennial herb found in subsaharan regions from Mali to Somalia, the Arabian peninsula and India. It grows in sandy or lava soils at elevations of 50-740m above sea level and can be found on the banks of rivers, bushland, and desert grasslands. It has an unpleasant smell and stems 10-60cm tall from an underground rhizome. The leaves are ovate 1.5-8x1.5-7cm with a petiole 0.5-4.5cm long. Flowers are dark purple, 0.5-5cm tubular, with trumpet shaped mouth and capsules are oblong-ellipsoid, 1.5-2.5cm. It is usually gathered from the wild and used in traditional medicine in Nigeria, India, and Ethiopia as an infusion of dried leaves to treat intestinal worms, skin itch, or insect bites.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Aristolochia abyssinica | Klotzsch | Monatsber. Königl. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1859: 598 (1859) |
| Aristolochia bracteata | Retz. | Observ. Bot. 5: 29 (1788) |
| Aristolochia crenata | Ehrenb. ex Duch. | Prodr. 15(1): 478 (1864) |
| Aristolochia kotschyi | Hochst. | in A. Rich. Tent. Fl. Abyss. ii. 237. |
| Aristolochia mauritiana | Pers. | Syn. Pl. 2: 527 (1807) |
| Aristolochia maurorum | Klotzsch | Monatsb. Akad. Berl. (1859) 598. |
| Aristolochia sempervirens | Forssk. | Fl. Aegypt.-Arab. 156. 1775 [1 Oct 1775] |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
|---|---|
| Arabic | غاغة |
| Arabic | غاقة |
| Malayalam | ആടുതൊടാപ്പാല |
| Tamil | நிலவேம்பு |
| Tamil | ஆடுதீண்டாப்பாளை |
| Telugu | గడపరాకు |
| Urdu | ایشر |
| Chinese | 杀虫藤 |
| Chinese | 殺蟲藤 |
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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
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East Tropical Africa
- Kenya
- Tanzania
- Uganda
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Northeast Tropical Africa
- Chad
- Djibouti
- Eritrea
- Ethiopia
- Somalia
- Sudan
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West Tropical Africa
- Burkina
- Mali
- Niger
- Nigeria
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- Central African Republic
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Arabian Peninsula
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- Oman
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Indian Subcontinent
- Assam
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- Pakistan
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Indo-China
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Indian Subcontinent
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000547595 |
| Tropicos | 2500414 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:92786-1 |
| The Plant List | kew-2651220 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 111748 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 304181 |
| IPNI | 92786-1 |
| iNaturalist | 202670 |
| GBIF | 3588540 |
| EOL | 2882390 |
| USDA GRIN | 411700 |
| Wikipedia | Aristolochia_bracteolata |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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| Name | PubChem ID | Canonical SMILES | MW | Found in | Proof |
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| > Alkaloids and derivatives / Aporphines | |||||
| Magnoflorine | 73337 | Click to see C[N+]1(CCC2=CC(=C(C3=C2C1CC4=C3C(=C(C=C4)OC)O)O)OC)C | 342.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.3109/13880209109082858 |
| > Benzenoids / Phenanthrenes and derivatives / Aristolochic acids and derivatives | |||||
| Aristolochic acid | 2236 | Click to see COC1=CC=CC2=C3C(=C(C=C21)[N+](=O)[O-])C(=CC4=C3OCO4)C(=O)O | 341.27 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.3109/13880209109082858 |
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| In public collections | 0 |