African Plant Database


Aristolochia heppii Merxm.
Family : ARISTOLOCHIACEAE
Protologue : Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 6: 197 (1953)
Information on the genus : Aristolochia
 
 
Status
Status for TA : accepted (present)
 
Ecology and distribution
Trop. Afr.
Biology : Perennial herb with annual trailing stems from a woody or 'fleshy rootstock; to 40 cm long.
Ecology : Open grassland and sandveld; also in miombo and Brachystegia woodland; on sandy soil; 915-1250 m alt. Perhaps a subsp. of A. hockii.
 
More info on :
see under Jstor_African Plant Initiative
see under Flore d'Afrique Centrale
see under The International Plant Name Index
see under Flora of Zimbabwe
 
Map
carte afrique num 5502
 
Record n°5502 modified 2010-09-28
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