✿Aristolochiaceae · Aristolochia
Isharmul / Indian Birthwort
Aristolochia indica
ClimberoutdoorMedicinal
- Habit
- Climber
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Kerala, Telangana & more
- Flowering
- July-February
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Aristolochia indica
- Genus
- Aristolochia
- Family
- Aristolochiaceae
- Habit
- Climber
- Habitat
- Open dry deciduous forests and scrub jungles
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Malesia
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Kerala, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Maharashtra
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-February
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
- Margin
- Variable
- Venation
- Variable
Typical of the Aristolochiaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Local Names
- Hindi
- ईशरमूल isharmul, विषापहा vishapaha
- Nepali
- इसहरमूल Isaharamool, इश्वरी Ishwaree, ईश्वरमुल
- Bengali
- ঈশ্বরমূল isvaramula, ঈশের মূল
- Tamil
- ஈச்சுரமூலி ishvara-muli, மாம்பாஞ்சான் mampancan, பெருமருந்து peru-maruntu
- Telugu
- ఈశ్వరవేరు ishvara-veru, దూలగోవిల dulagovila, ఈశ్వర వేరు
- Kannada
- ಗೋಪಾಲಪುಟ್ಟಿ ತೊಪ್ಪಲು Gopalapatti Toppalu, ತೊಪ್ಪಲು Toppalu ಈಶ್ವರ ಬಳ್ಳಿ Ishvara Balli, ಈಶ್ವರ ಬೇರು
- Malayalam
- ഈശ്വരമൂലി eeswaramooli, കടലിവേഗം kadalivegam, കരളവേകം karalavekam
- Marathi
- सापसण sapsan, सापसंद sapasanda
About Isharmul
Indian Birthwort (Aristolochia indica) is a climber belonging to the Aristolochiaceae family (Birthwort Family). It is typically found in open dry deciduous forests and scrub jungles. It is native to India. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during July-February. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Botanical family
Aristolochiaceae
Birthwort Family
Isharmul belongs to the Aristolochiaceae family.
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