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Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Magnoliids
Ordo: Piperales

Familia: Aristolochiaceae
Subfamilia: Aristolochioideae
Genus: Aristolochia
Species: Aristolochia bracteolata
Name

Aristolochia bracteolata Lam., 1783
Synonyms

Aristolochia abyssinica Klotzsch
Aristolochia benadiriana Fiori
Aristolochia benadiriana var. longilabia Chiov.
Aristolochia bracteata Retz.
Aristolochia bracteata var. basitruncata Hauman
Aristolochia crenata Ehrenb. ex Duch.
Aristolochia kotschyi Hochst.
Aristolochia mauritiana Pers.
Aristolochia maurorum Klotzsch
Aristolochia parensis Engl. ex Peter

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa
Egypt (SE-Egypt), Somalia, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Mali, Niger, Chad, N-Nigeria, Sudan, South Sudan, Central African Republic, Cameroon
Continental: Asia-Temperate
Oman (Dhofar, Mascat & Oman), Saudi Arabia (Asir), Yemen (Aden Desert, coastal Hadhramaut, Inner Hadhramaut, SW-Yemen, Tihama), United Arab Emirates, India (C-, E-, N- & peninsular India), Sri Lanka, Myanmar [Burma] (widespread), Pakistan (Karachi, Sind, Punjab)

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References

Lamarck, J.-B., 1783. Encycl. 1:258.
USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. [1]

Links

Hassler, M. 2018. Aristolochia bracteolata. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Dec. 27. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2018. Aristolochia bracteolata. Published online. Accessed: Dec. 27 2018.
The Plant List 2013. Aristolochia bracteolata in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Dec. 27.
Tropicos.org 2018. Aristolochia bracteolata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Dec. 27.

Vernacular names

Aristolochia bracteolata also known as 'worm killer' in English due to its anthelminthic activity and trypanocidal effect, is a perennial herb growing from 10–60 cm tall. The plant is important in traditional medicine in Africa, India and the Middle East.

Distribution and ecology

Aristolochia bracteolata grows in subsaharan regions from Mali to Somalia through to the Arabian peninsula and India. The plant grows at elevations of 50-740m above sea level and can be found on the banks of rivers, bushland, desert grasslands. It grows in sandy or lava soils.[2]
Description

Aristolochia bracteolata is a climbing or prostrate perennial herb with an unpleasant smell, stems 10–60 cm tall from an underground rhizome. The leaves are ovate 1.5–8 X 1.5–7 cm with a petiole 0.5 cm–4.5 cm long.[3] Flowers are dark purple, 0.5–5 cm tubular, with trumpet shaped mouth. Capsules are oblong-ellipsoid, 1.5–2.5 cm. Aristolochia bracteolata has been observed to have 2–3 flowers per leaf axil in Somalia, however outside Somalia the plant seems to have solitary flowers.[3][4]
Cultivation

Aristolochia bracteolata is usually gathered from the wild.[2]
Traditional medicine

Aristolochia bracteolata has been used in traditional medicine in Nigeria, India, and Ethiopia as an infusion of dried leaves to treat intestinal worms, skin itch, or insect bites.[5]
References

"Aristolochia bracteolata Lam". The Plant List.
"Aristolochia bracteolata - Useful Tropical Plants". tropical.theferns.info. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
"Aristolochia bracteolata in Global Plants on JSTOR". plants.jstor.org. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
"Aristolochia bracteolata - Worm Killer". www.flowersofindia.net. Retrieved 2018-04-22.

Suliman Mohamed M, Timan Idriss M, Khedr AI, Abd AlGadir H, Takeshita S, Shah MM, Ichinose Y, Maki T (2014). "Activity of Aristolochia bracteolata against Moraxella catarrhalis". International Journal of Bacteriology. 2014: 481686. doi:10.1155/2014/481686. PMC 4745564. PMID 26904734.

Further reading

Suliman Mohamed M, Timan Idriss M, Khedr AI, Abd AlGadir H, Takeshita S, Shah MM, Ichinose Y, Maki T (2014). "Activity of Aristolochia bracteolata against Moraxella catarrhalis". International Journal of Bacteriology. 2014: 481686. doi:10.1155/2014/481686. PMC 4745564. PMID 26904734.
Gbadamosi IT, Egunyomi A (2012). "In-vitro propagation and antimycotic potential of extracts and essential oil of roots of Aristolochia bracteolata Linn. (Aristolochiaceae)". African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines. 9 (1): 50–5. PMC 3746527. PMID 23983319.

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