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Aristolochia amara

Aristolochia amara
Photo: Jean Baptiste Christophore Fusée Aublet, Public domain

Aristolochia amara is a woody climber from the birthwort family, native to French Guiana in the wet tropics. It is rarely grown in cultivation, so care is best judged from its tropical climbing habit, and it should be handled with caution because related Aristolochia species are toxic.

Family
Aristolochiaceae (Aristolochi family)
Grows as
Climber
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist during the growing season and reduce watering when growth slows.
Soil
Rich, well-draining humus-based mix.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 15 °C.
How easy
Hard
Safety
Toxic: Aristolochic acids in the stems, leaves and roots of Aristolochia species are nephrotoxic and carcinogenic if ingested; the sources do not describe this species specifically.
Native range
French Guiana
Climate
wet tropical

About

Aristolochia amara is a species of plant in the family Aristolochiaceae. It is a climber endemic to French Guiana.

Other Aristolochia plants

Indian birthwort · Aristolochia argentina · Cairns Birdwing Butterfly Plant · Andalusian Dutchman's Pipe · Aristolochia boosii · Aristolochia bracteolata · Aristolochia cauliflora · Aristolochia ceropegioides · Aristolochia chalmersii · Aristolochia chilensis · Birthwort · Aristolochia clusii

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Aristolochia amara by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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