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الوصف النباتي

الأوراق

Leaves : Persistent, glabrous, somewhat shiny, alternate, petiolate, broadly triangular and cordate at the base; petiole glabrous and grooved below.

الأزهار

Inflorescence & flowers : Axillary, solitary flowers not reaching beyond the adjacent leaf; peduncle slender, glabrous, 1–3 cm, deflexed at the tip. Ovary oblong-obovate, finely papillose-pubescent. Perianth tube inflated at the base, narrowed then gradually dilated upward, strongly curved, ending in a broad tongue-shaped limb extending basally beyond the tube. Exterior olive-green, darker or lighter; interior yellow with brown streaks.

الثمار والبذور

Fruit : Pendulous capsule, ovoid to oblong-subcylindrical.

مواسم النبات

الفنلوجية

Phenology : Flowers year-round.

الانتشار الموثق

Lebanese distribution : Ct. Naqoura, Saïda, Beirut, Nahr-el-Kelb, Tripoli; Mi. ‘Abey, under ‘Aley, Bikfaya, Rayfoun, Feitroun, Ghosta to Dlepta, Choueir, between ‘Aramoun and Chahtoul, Machnaqa, Douma; Mm. Mdeireje to Khan Jedid, Hadchit, Cedars, ‘Aïn Zehalta; ‘Akkar region; Herm. Rachaya; Met. Rachaya–Qaraoun; Sud. Deir Mimas.

Syrian distribution : Mi. West of Safita, ‘Aïn Halakim, Bhamra; Mm. Slenfé.

Native range : North West Africa, Sicily, Greece, Cyprus, Syria, Lebanon, Palestine/Israel (KEW, GBIF)

لمحة نباتية

بنية النبات

Life-form & habit : Slender, twining stems with fibrous roots; often slightly woody, sprawling on the ground or climbing into shrubs or trees, reaching several meters; stems angular, glabrous, and smooth.

الفصيلة والتصنيف

الاسم العلمي المقبول

Aristolochia sempervirens

الفصيلة

زَرَوَنديّات

نباتات من الفصيلة نفسها

أذن الفيل

Aristolochia bottae Jaub. & Sp.

Aristolochia scabridula