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Aristolochia preussii

Aristolochia preussii is a rare climbing vine of the birthwort family, native to West and Central African tropical forests. It is a wild species with little cultivation history, so care advice is mostly inferred from its relatives.

Family
Aristolochiaceae (Aristolochi family)
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist during growth and let the top layer dry slightly before watering again.
Soil
Rich, well-draining humus-based potting mix.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Hard
Safety
Toxic: Aristolochic acids in the plant are known to be nephrotoxic and carcinogenic in humans; the family as a whole is considered poisonous.
Native range
Ivory Coast (Forêt de la Mé), Cameroon to Gabon
Climate
wet tropical

About

Aristolochia preussii is a species of plant in the family Aristolochiaceae. It is native to Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and Ivory Coast. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It was assessed as "critically endangered" and threatened by habitat loss in the 2000 IUCN Red List, where it is said to be native only to Cameroon., Plants of the World Online gives it a wider distribution.

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 preussii 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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