Aristolochia rumphii (PROSEA)
Introduction |
Aristolochia rumphii Kostel.
- Protologue: Allg. med.-pharm. Fl. 2: 465 (1833).
Vernacular names
- Indonesia: akar pulurun, tuhe tutunu, warosbot (Moluccas).
Distribution
The Lesser Sunda Islands, south-western Sulawesi and the Moluccas.
Uses
A decoction of the roots (and sometimes of the twigs but this is less powerful) is used to treat stomach-ache, spasm, constipation and intermittent fever.
Observations
- A climber, woody at base and with long slender stem.
- Leaves elliptical-oblong or ovate-oblong to narrowly lanceolate, 7-12.5 cm × (1-)3-5.5 cm, obtuse, sometimes slightly cuneate at base, minutely hairy beneath, with 1 pair of basal veins, 4-5 pairs of secondary veins and loosely transverse or reticulate tertiary veins.
- Flowers in a short racemose inflorescence, perianth 1-lipped, green with brown limb.
- Fruit short cylindrical, about 2.2 cm long.
- Seeds not winged.
A. rumphii occurs in open forest, thickets and grassland up to 100 m altitude.
Selected sources
- Ding Hou, 1984. Aristolochiaceae. In: van Steenis, C.G.G.J. & de Wilde, W.J.J.O. (General editors): Flora Malesiana. Series 1, Vol. 10. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, the Netherlands. pp. 53- 108.
- Heyne, K., 1950. De nuttige planten van Indonesië [The useful plants of Indonesia]. 3rd Edition. 2 volumes. W. van Hoeve, 's Gravenhage, the Netherlands/Bandung, Indonesia. 1660 + CCXLI pp.
Main genus page
- Aristolochia (Medicinal plants)
Authors
- R. Kiew