Aristolochia tagala is commonly known as Indian birthwort and locally as Dutchman's pipe.
Aristolochia | Aristolochia tagala | Aristolochia indica | Aristolochia gigantea |
In Australia A. littoralis is fatal to the caterpillars of Ornithoptera euphorion and of the threatened Richmond Birdwing Butterfly and threatens to displace their proper host plant, A. tagala.
The larval host plants of these butterflies are small creepers and climbers of the family Aristolochiaceae such as Aristolochia indica, Aristolochia tagala and Thottea siliquosa.