Family | ARISTOLOCHIACEAE |
Genus species | Aristolochia pontica Lam. |
Bibliography | Encycl. 1: 255 (1783) |
Native Range | w. Transcaucasus to n. Turkey and Lebanon |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | thickets and woods |
Description | leaves 6-16cm long, ovate-orbiculate, floral tube U-shaped, 5-11cm long, green purple, sparsely hirsute, blade 25-60mm in diam., cordate-ovate, purple variegate |
Size | 15-50cm |
Color | dark brown |
Bloom | spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuberous perennial |
Cultivation | cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 18-24°C |
Synonyms | Aristolochia bodamae var. cordifolia Dingler Aristolochia hirta Georgi |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (LBS Lebanon-Syria, TUR Turkey) |