Indian Birthwort
Aristolochia tagala
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Aristolochia tagala
- Genus
- Aristolochia
- Family
- Aristolochiaceae
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Habitat
- Shola borders, on thickets and in semi-Evergreen forests
- Native to
- Indo-Malaysia
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Eastern Himalayas, China, Malesia
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Sikkim, West Bengal
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- 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
- Tamil
- ஆடுதின்னாப்பாலை
- Malayalam
- ഈശ്വരമുല്ല, Aristolochia tagala, കർലകം
About Indian Birthwort
Indian Birthwort (Aristolochia tagala) is a climbing shrub belonging to the Aristolochiaceae family (Birthwort Family). It is typically found in shola borders, on thickets and in semi-evergreen forests. Native to Indo-Malaysia, it is distributed across India, Sri Lanka, Eastern Himalayas, China, Malesia. It flowers and fruits through much of the year. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Aristolochiaceae
Birthwort Family
Indian Birthwort belongs to the Aristolochiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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