Taxon: Aristolochia bracteolata Lam.

Summary

Genus:

Aristolochia

Family:

Aristolochiaceae

Subfamily:

Aristolochioideae

Nomen number:

411700

Place of publication:

Encycl. 1:258. 1783

Verified:

03/09/2011 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Aristolochia bracteata Retz.

Images (2 total. Click on image for more.)

Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Boulos, L. 1999-. Flora of Egypt
Chaudhary, S. A. 1987. Weeds of Saudi Arabia and the Arabian Peninsula.
Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
Groot, H. de et al. 2006. Revision of the genus Aristolochia (Aristolochiaceae) in Africa, Madagascar and adjacent islands. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 151:227-228.
Heinrich, M. et al. 2009. Local uses of Aristolochia species and content of nephrotoxic aristolochic acid 1 and 2—A global assessment based on bibliographic sources. J. Ethnopharmacol. 125:108-144.
Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
Miller, A. G. & T. A. Cope. 1996-. Flora of the Arabian Peninsula and Socotra.
Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
Wood, J. R. I. 1997. A handbook of the Yemen flora. Note: = Aristolochia bracteata Retz

Common names

Language	Name	Alternate name	note	seq	Citation
Arabic	loiya			2	Chaudhary, S. A. 1987. Weeds of Saudi Arabia and the Arabian Peninsula.

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	Note	Reference
1	Native	Africa	East Tropical Africa	Kenya		Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1	Native	Africa	East Tropical Africa	Tanzania		Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1	Native	Africa	East Tropical Africa	Uganda		Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1	Native	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Chad		Groot, H. de et al. 2006. Revision of the genus Aristolochia (Aristolochiaceae) in Africa, Madagascar and adjacent islands. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 151:227-228.
1	Native	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Djibouti		Groot, H. de et al. 2006. Revision of the genus Aristolochia (Aristolochiaceae) in Africa, Madagascar and adjacent islands. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 151:227-228.
1	Native	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Eritrea		Groot, H. de et al. 2006. Revision of the genus Aristolochia (Aristolochiaceae) in Africa, Madagascar and adjacent islands. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 151:227-228.
1	Native	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Ethiopia		Groot, H. de et al. 2006. Revision of the genus Aristolochia (Aristolochiaceae) in Africa, Madagascar and adjacent islands. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 151:227-228.
1	Native	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Somalia		Groot, H. de et al. 2006. Revision of the genus Aristolochia (Aristolochiaceae) in Africa, Madagascar and adjacent islands. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 151:227-228.
1	Native	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Sudan		Groot, H. de et al. 2006. Revision of the genus Aristolochia (Aristolochiaceae) in Africa, Madagascar and adjacent islands. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 151:227-228.
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Egypt	s.	Boulos, L. 1999-. Flora of Egypt
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Burkina Faso		Groot, H. de et al. 2006. Revision of the genus Aristolochia (Aristolochiaceae) in Africa, Madagascar and adjacent islands. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 151:227-228.
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Niger		Groot, H. de et al. 2006. Revision of the genus Aristolochia (Aristolochiaceae) in Africa, Madagascar and adjacent islands. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 151:227-228.
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Nigeria		Groot, H. de et al. 2006. Revision of the genus Aristolochia (Aristolochiaceae) in Africa, Madagascar and adjacent islands. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 151:227-228.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Arabian Peninsula	Oman		Miller, A. G. & T. A. Cope. 1996-. Flora of the Arabian Peninsula and Socotra.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Arabian Peninsula	Saudi Arabia		Miller, A. G. & T. A. Cope. 1996-. Flora of the Arabian Peninsula and Socotra.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Arabian Peninsula	United Arab Emirates		Miller, A. G. & T. A. Cope. 1996-. Flora of the Arabian Peninsula and Socotra.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Arabian Peninsula	Yemen		Wood, J. R. I. 1997. A handbook of the Yemen flora. Note: = Aristolochia bracteata Retz
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India		Groot, H. de et al. 2006. Revision of the genus Aristolochia (Aristolochiaceae) in Africa, Madagascar and adjacent islands. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 151:227-228.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Pakistan		Groot, H. de et al. 2006. Revision of the genus Aristolochia (Aristolochiaceae) in Africa, Madagascar and adjacent islands. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 151:227-228.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Sri Lanka		Groot, H. de et al. 2006. Revision of the genus Aristolochia (Aristolochiaceae) in Africa, Madagascar and adjacent islands. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 151:227-228.

Native
Africa

NORTHERN AFRICA: Egypt (s.)
NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan, Somalia, Chad
EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Burkina Faso, Niger, Nigeria

Asia-Temperate

ARABIAN PENINSULA: United Arab Emirates, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen

Asia-Tropical

INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan

Reference(s)

Boulos, L. 1999-. Flora of Egypt
Groot, H. de et al. 2006. Revision of the genus Aristolochia (Aristolochiaceae) in Africa, Madagascar and adjacent islands. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 151:227-228.
Miller, A. G. & T. A. Cope. 1996-. Flora of the Arabian Peninsula and Socotra.
Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
Wood, J. R. I. 1997. A handbook of the Yemen flora. Note: = Aristolochia bracteata Retz

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Medicines	folklore		Heinrich, M. et al. 2009. Local uses of Aristolochia species and content of nephrotoxic aristolochic acid 1 and 2—A global assessment based on bibliographic sources. J. Ethnopharmacol. 125:108-144.
Vertebrate poisons	mammals	as Aristolochia bracteata	Wood, J. R. I. 1997. A handbook of the Yemen flora. Note: as Aristolochia bracteata

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=411700. Accessed 12 May 2026.