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is a perennial vine whose stalks can grow to about 1 meter (3.3 ft) in length. The climbing stalks have boomerang-shaped alternate leaves. The flowers may be yellowish or brownish-purple in color, and emit an unpleasant odor that attracts the flies which pollinate it. Retorse (downward-pointing)
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for a day, while the stamens ripen and the flower withers. This releases tension in the retorse hairs and frees the flies. The flower usually grows between 15–30 cm (6–12 in) tall with the scrambling vines growing to about 1 meter (3 feet).
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to help with ailments from mouth ulcers to arthritis. However, the use of this acid for medicinal purposes has been banned in Europe since 2001 and in China in 2003 due to studies showing that the acids are
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has ornamental and medicinal value and has also yielded the new 4-aryltetralone (−)-aristotetralone. Being in the family
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