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Aristolochia zhongdianensis

Aristolochia zhongdianensis is a climbing perennial vine from northwest Yunnan and Sichuan in China, named after Zhongdian (now Shangri-La City). Little is documented about its cultivation, so treat its care as that of a hardy subtropical Aristolochia.

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 soil with added organic matter.
Temperature
15–28 °C; protect below 0 °C
How easy
Moderate
Safety
Toxic: Aristolochia species contain aristolochic acids, which are nephrotoxic and carcinogenic if ingested; all parts should be treated as poisonous.
Native range
China (NW. Yunnan)
Climate
subtropical

About

Aristolochia zhongdianensis is a species in the genus Aristolochia of the family Aristolochiaceae. The species epithet "zhongdianensis" means "from Zhongdian, Yunnan (now Shangri-La City)". It is endemic for China. Distributed in Yunnan and Sichuan provinces in mainland China.

Other Aristolochia plants

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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Aristolochia zhongdianensis 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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