Aristolochia kaempferi




Family Aristolochiaceae
Scientific name Aristolochia kaempferi Willdenow
Synonyms Aristolochia chrysops (Stapf) E. H. Wilson ex Rehder; Aristolochia dabieshanensis C. Y. Cheng & W. Yu; Aristolochia heterophylla Hemsley; Aristolochia kaempferi Willdenow forma heterophylla S. M. Hwang; Aristolochia kaempferi Willdenow forma mirabilis S. M. Hwang; Aristolochia mollis Dunn; Aristolochia neolongifolia J. L. Wu & Z. L. Yang; Isotrema chrysops Stapf; Isotrema heterophyllum (Hemsley) Stapf; Isotrema lasiops Stapf
Common name (Japanese common name) oh-ba uma-no-suzu-kusa (オオバウマノスズクサ, 大葉馬鈴草 [meaning: large leaves horse bells weed])
(Chinese common name) yi ye ma dou ling (異葉馬兜鈴)
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (west of Kanto region), Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) China, Taiwan
Habitat Forest edge
Chromosomal number 2n=32
Description Plants 2-3m long. Leaves 8-15cm wide. Flowers ca. 2cm long, flowering in May to June. Fruites 5-7cm long. Wooden vine. Perennial plants.
Reference Aristolochia kaempferi Willd.
Aristolochia kaempferi Willdenow
Aristolochia sensu lato (Aristolochiaceae)
Chloroplast DNA variation and geographical structure of the Aristolochia kaempferi group (Aristolochiaceae)
Aristolochia alert for practitioners
Process for extracting aristolochic acids (US Patent 4162255/1979)
Sustained release hair growth composition (US Patent 6255313/2001)



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