Aristolochia pringlei Rose
Descripción
Climbing. Petioles 1.0–2.0(3.0) cm long. Leaf blades sagittate to hastate, apex acute, base auriculate, (3.0–) 6.0–10.0 (14.0) long 6.0 wide cm. Flowers axillary, solitary or placed in racemose inflorescence; flower pedicels (peduncle) (0.5) 1.0–1.5 cm long. Bract lanceolate-ovate to cordate. Perianth 10.0–15.0 cm long; utricle obovoid, gibbous; tube bent 140º –160º , tubular; limb long – lanceolate, obtuse to slightly retuse at the apex, subcordate at the base; limb color pale yellow-green toward the apex, covered with maroon dots especially around the throat. A
Distribución
México (país) EndémicoA
Categoría IUCN
No incluidaB
Categoría NOM-059-SEMARNAT-2010
No incluidaC
Usos (notas)
Jalisco: flowers and leaves are used to deworm and stimulate appetite in children; roots are used to treat stomachache. Michoacán: to treat skin conditions, tumors, and febrile states; Morelos: to treat scorpion venom. A
Bibliografía
A. Paizanni Guillén, A. & D. Douterlungne Rotsaert 2023: Aristolochia spp. Aristolochiaceae. In: Casas A. et al. (eds.). Ethnobotany of the Mountain Regions of Mexico. Springer, pp. 1081–1137. – In: Casas A. et al. (eds.). Ethnobotany of the Mountain Regions of Mexico. – Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-77089-5_29-1