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Aristolochia goldieana

Aristolochia goldieana
Photo: Louis van Houtte, Public domain

Aristolochia goldieana is a climbing vine of West African tropical forests, from Guinea to Cameroon. It is a wild forest species rarely grown in gardens, so its care needs are inferred from its wet tropical habitat.

Family
Aristolochiaceae (Aristolochi family)
Grows as
Climber
Light
Part shade
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist during the growing season and avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Rich, humus-based, well-draining mix.
Temperature
20–30 °C; protect below 15 °C
Safety
Toxic: Aristolochia species contain aristolochic acids, which are toxic and nephrotoxic if ingested; the plant is poisonous.
Native range
W. Trop. Africa to Cameroon
Climate
wet tropical

About

Aristolochia goldieana is a species of plant in the family Aristolochiaceae. It is found in Benin, Cameroon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, the Gulf of Guinea Islands, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Other Aristolochia plants

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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Aristolochia goldieana 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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