Taxon:
Aristolochia bracteolata Lam.
Summary
Place of publication:
Encycl. 1:258. 1783
Verified:
03/09/2011
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Boulos, L. 1999-. Flora of Egypt
- Chaudhary, S. A. 1987. Weeds of Saudi Arabia and the Arabian Peninsula.
- Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource). URL: http://www.emplantbase.org/home.html
- Groot, H. de et al. 2006. Revision of the genus Aristolochia (Aristolochiaceae) in Africa, Madagascar and adjacent islands. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 151:227-228.
- Heinrich, M. et al. 2009. Local uses of Aristolochia species and content of nephrotoxic aristolochic acid 1 and 2—A global assessment based on bibliographic sources. J. Ethnopharmacol. 125:108-144.
- Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
- Miller, A. G. & T. A. Cope. 1996-. Flora of the Arabian Peninsula and Socotra.
- Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
- Wood, J. R. I. 1997. A handbook of the Yemen flora. Note: = Aristolochia bracteata Retz
Common names
Arabic
loiya –
Distribution
order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
1 | Native | Africa | East Tropical Africa | Kenya | | |
1 | Native | Africa | East Tropical Africa | Tanzania | | |
1 | Native | Africa | East Tropical Africa | Uganda | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Northeast Tropical Africa | Chad | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Northeast Tropical Africa | Djibouti | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Northeast Tropical Africa | Eritrea | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Northeast Tropical Africa | Ethiopia | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Northeast Tropical Africa | Somalia | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Northeast Tropical Africa | Sudan | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Egypt | | s. |
1 | Native | Africa | West Tropical Africa | Burkina Faso | | |
1 | Native | Africa | West Tropical Africa | Niger | | |
1 | Native | Africa | West Tropical Africa | Nigeria | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Arabian Peninsula | Oman | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Arabian Peninsula | Saudi Arabia | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Arabian Peninsula | United Arab Emirates | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Arabian Peninsula | Yemen | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | India | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | Pakistan | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | Sri Lanka | | |
Native
Africa
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NORTHERN AFRICA:
Egypt (s.)
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NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan, Somalia, Chad
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EAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
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WEST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Burkina Faso, Niger, Nigeria
Asia-Temperate
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ARABIAN PENINSULA:
United Arab Emirates, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen
Asia-Tropical
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INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan
Economic Uses
Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
Medicines | folklore | fide J Ethnopharmacol 125:108-144. 2009 | Heinrich, M. et al. 2009. Local uses of Aristolochia species and content of nephrotoxic aristolochic acid 1 and 2—A global assessment based on bibliographic sources. J. Ethnopharmacol. 125:108-144. |
Vertebrate poisons | mammals | as A. bracteata | Wood, J. R. I. 1997. A handbook of the Yemen flora. |