Plant Details

Accepted name:: Aristolochia fontanesii Boiss. & Reut. [Aristolochiaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( Medium Taxonomic Confidence )
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Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
birthwort	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
european birthwort	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
zaraavand taweel	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
zaraawand taweel	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
zarāvand-e-tavil	Other	Tradit. Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
زراوند طویل	Other	Tradit. Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
Root		Tradit. Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
root		Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 12 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Aristolochia longa L. Sp. Pl.: 961 (1753), nom. rej.
Aristolochia atlantica Pomel Nouv. Mat. Fl. Atl. 1: 136 (1874).
Aristolochia fontanesii f. grandiflora (Duch.) Maire Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 29: 448 (1938).
Aristolochia longa Desf. Fl. Atlant. 2: 325 (1799).
Aristolochia longa var. abbreviata Duch. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(1): 486 (1864).
Aristolochia longa subsp. atlantica (Pomel) Batt. in J.A.Battandier & L.C.Trabut, Fl. Algérie, Dicot.: 788 (1890).
Aristolochia longa var. djurjurae Maire Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 22: 314 (1931).
Aristolochia longa subsp. fontanesii (Boiss. & Reut.) Batt. in J.A.Battandier & L.C.Trabut, Fl. Algérie, Dicot.: 788 (1890).
Aristolochia longa var. multinervis (Pomel) Maire & Weiller Fl. Afrique N. 7: 220 (1961).
Aristolochia multinervis Pomel Nouv. Mat. Fl. Atl. 1: 137 (1874).
Aristolochia pallida Salzm. ex Ball J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 16: 656 (1878), not validly publ.
Aristolochia rotunda var. grandiflora Duch. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(1): 488 (1864).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Aristolochia fontanesii Boiss. & Reut.	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)
Aristolochia longa	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) Tradit. Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
Aristolochia longa L.	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Med. Pl. in the Med.: Project Rubia (Gonzalez-Tejero et al., 2008) Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997) SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2015)
Aristolochia longa Linn.	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)

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