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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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