| Accepted name: |
Aristolochia clematitis L. |
| Synonym(s): |
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| English names: |
Birthwort
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| French names: |
Aristoloche clématite
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Aristolochiales
Family: Aristolochiaceae
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| OPL Code: |
HARICL
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
2 |
| Lifecycle: |
P |
| Source database: |
FOIBIS, June 2005-2012 |
| Floristic Affinities: |
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| Distribution: |
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| Ecosystem: |
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| Ethnobotanical Notes: |
In medieval times cultivated as medicinal plant all over Europe.It is probably this species, which is mentioned by Pliny as a fish poison. Plant is toxic, possibly also carcinogenic. Roots are used for uterus stimulation and controls bacterial infections, use in childbirth, recorded in ancient Egyptian times. Extracts have proven to possess anti-bacterial activity(1) |
| Key Characters: |
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