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Aristolochia cucurbitoides

Aristolochia cucurbitoides is a climbing perennial vine in the birthwort family, native to subtropical Myanmar and southern China (Guangxi). Little is documented about its cultivation, so treat it as a tender climber and grow it with the conditions of related Aristolochia species.

Family
Aristolochiaceae (Aristolochi family)
Grows as
Climber
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Water regularly during the growing season and let the top of the soil dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, fertile, loamy mix with organic matter.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate
Safety
Toxic: All parts of Aristolochia contain aristolochic acid, which is toxic and linked to kidney damage and cancer; the species is in a genus widely documented as poisonous.
Native range
Myanmar, China (Guangxi)
Climate
subtropical

About

Aristolochia cucurbitoides is a species of plant in the family Aristolochiaceae. It is endemic to China.

Other Isotrema plants

Aristolochia arborea · California dutchman's pipe · Aristolochia cucurbitifolia · Aristolochia fangchi · Aristolochia forrestiana · Aristolochia hainanensis · Aristolochia hyperxantha · Aristolochia obliqua · Aristolochia quangbinhensis · Aristolochia scytophylla · Aristolochia stevensii · Pipevine

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Aristolochia cucurbitoides 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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