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Aristolochiaceae

Indian birthwort

Aristolochia acuminata Lam.

Family
Aristolochiaceae
Genus
Aristolochia

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Indian birthwort (Aristolochia acuminata)
FlowerPhoto: Cheongweei Gan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (13)
Arabic
زراوند مدبب
arz
زراوند مدبب
Burmese
ဣဿရမူလီ
Cantonese
印度馬兜鈴, 黑面防已
Chinese
尖叶马兜铃, 尖葉馬兜鈴, 帝汶马兜铃, 耳叶马兜铃, 耳葉馬兜鈴, 印度馬兜鈴, 卵叶雷公藤, 卵叶马兜铃
English
Indian birthwort, Native Dutchman's pipe
Malagasy
Arova, Fonetoangana, Horovy, Kita, Rovy, Sovy, Titonganalika, Totongana
Malay
Akar ketola hutan, Pokok Akar Ara, Pokok Akar Ara Bukit, Pokok Akar Ketola Hutan, Pokok Akar Petola Hutan, Pokok Prajon, Pokok Puyan
Malayalam
ഈശ്വരമുല്ല, കർലകം, വലിയ അരയൻ
shn
ၽၵ်းႁၢမ်းပၢႆႈ
Tamil
ஆடுதின்னாப்பாலை
Thai
กระเช้าผีมด
Vietnamese
Dây khố rách

Synonyms

  • Aristolochia anguicida Sieber ex Duch.
  • Aristolochia angulosa Wall. ex Duch.
  • Aristolochia eschscholtzii Ledeb. ex Duchesne
  • Aristolochia japonica Miq.
  • Aristolochia longifolia Roxb.
  • Aristolochia megalophylla K.Schum.
  • Aristolochia mindanaensis Warb.
  • Aristolochia moluccana Duch.
  • Aristolochia nervosa Duch.
  • Aristolochia roxburghiana Klotzsch
  • Aristolochia roxburghiana var. angustifolia Duch.
  • Aristolochia sessiflora DC. ex Duch.
  • Aristolochia subsagittata Blanco
  • Aristolochia tagala Cham.
  • Aristolochia timorensis Decne.

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.