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
Typical of the Aristolochiaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- GreenrecordedGreen or greenish
Characters marked “recorded” are for Indian Birthwort itself; the rest are typical of the Aristolochiaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Tamil
- ஆடுதின்னாப்பாலை
- Malayalam
- ഈശ്വരമുല്ല, Aristolochia tagala, കർലകം
About Indian Birthwort
Indian Birthwort (Aristolochia tagala) belongs to the Aristolochiaceae family, where it grows as a climbing shrub. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh and 3 other states. It grows in shola borders, on thickets and in semi-Evergreen forests. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Aristolochiaceae
Birthwort Family
Indian Birthwort belongs to the Aristolochiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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