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Aristolochia harmandiana Pierre ex Lecomte

Name

Harmand's Birthwort

Habit

perennial, scrambling lithophyte < 0,3 m, fibrous roots

Inflorescence

2-3 cm, odour barely noticeable

Origin

SE Asia (Laos, Thailand)

Seeds

thick-shelled, flat, triangular to ovate, small elaiosome

Aristolochia harmandiana is a truly diminutive species that probably grows wherever it finds humose pockets in stony calcareous gravel.

Although highly adapted due to its growth habit it is supposedly not a comparatively easy species in cultivation.

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