Category: Aconitum

Aconitum heterophylloides (Brühl) Stapf, Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard. (Calcutta) 10: 171 1905. (syn: Aconitum atrox Goris; Aconitum bruhlii Goris; Aconitum deinorrhizum Stapf; Aconitum laciniatum (Brühl) Stapf; Aconitum leucanthum (Brühl) Stapf; Aconitum longipetiolatum Lauener; Aconitum nepalense Lauener; Caltha nirbisia Buch.-Ham.); . Jammu & Kashmir (Kashmir), India (Himachal Pradesh), Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim, SE-Tibet as per CoL; . Common name: Nepal Monkshood • Hindi: Mohro, Mouro, Mohra bish, Safed […]

Aconitum napellus L., Sp. Pl. 532 1753. (syn: Aconitum anglicum Stapf; Delphinium napellus (L.) Baill.; Napellus vulgaris Fourr.); . SW. Great Britain, SW. France ?: Great Britain; Doubtfully present in: France, Germany; Introduced into: Myanmar, New York, Vermont as per POWO; . Important Question: I have a question…It’s about a plant called Step mother’s poison. May i know the […]

Aconitum lethale Griffith, Not. Pl. Asiat. 4: 732 1854. (syn:Aconitum atrox (Brühl) Mukerjee; Aconitum balangrense Lauener; Aconitum balfourii Stapf; Aconitum deltoideum Lauenar; Aconitum falconeri Holmes ex Stapf; Aconitum laciniatum var. fractiflexum Lauener; Aconitum patulum Tamura; Aconitum spicatum (Brühl) Stapf; Aconitum tamuranum Lauenar; Caltha codua Buch.-Ham.); . Himalaya to S. Tibet: East Himalaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet, West Himalaya as per POWO; . Common name: Balfour’s Monkshood • Nepali: गोबरी Gobaree . […]

Aconitum palmatum D. Don (syn: Aconitum bisma (Buch.-Ham.) Rapaics; Aconitum ferox subsp. palmatum (D. Don) Brühl; Caltha bisma Buch.-Ham.; Nirbisia bisma G. Don); . India (Uttar Pradesh, Garhwal, Arunachal Pradesh), Sikkim, Nepal, Bhutan, Tibet, Myanmar [Burma] (Kachin, Sagaing) as per Catalogue of Life; . Aconitum for id – Memenchu Lake, East Sikkim : 3 posts by […]

Aconitum violaceum ? . Images by Tapas Chakrabarty (Inserted by J.M.Garg) Aconitum (Ranunc.) for ID – Panikhere, Kargil, J & K : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (11) Requesting id. I hope A. violaceum, finely dissected leaves and flowers suggest Thanks, …, But no distribution shown in the area as per CoL and POWO. But appears to […]

Aconitum nagarum Stapf, Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard. (Calcutta) 10: 176 1905. (syn: Aconitum bullatifolium var. homotrichum W. T. Wang ex Y. L. Zeng; Aconitum nagarum var. ecalcaratum (Airy Shaw) Airy Shaw; Aconitum nagarum f. ecalcaratum (Airy Shaw) W. T. Wang; Aconitum venatorium Diels; Aconitum venatorium var. ecalcaratum Airy Shaw)?; . Aconitum (Ranunculac.) for ID – Tamaze Village, North Sikkim, Near Military Camp : 3 […]

Aconitum spicatum (Brühl) Stapf, Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard. (Calcutta) 10: 165 1905.; . Aconitum (Ranunculac.) for ID – Tsongu, above lake, East Sikkim : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3) ID Please. Aconitum spicatum I hope Thank you once again Sir, This will be helpful for us. . Aconitum spicatum (Bruhl) Stapf: Location: Jumla, […]

Aconitum laeve Royle, Ill. Bot. Himal. Mts. 56 1834. (Syn: Aconitum vitifolium Royle ex Stapf); . Common name: Grape-Leaved Monkshood . Ranunculaceae Fortnight: Aconitum laeve from Uttarakhand-GSJAN04 : 8 posts by 6 authors. Attachments (5) Aconitum laeve Royle, Illustr. Bot. Himal. Mount. 1:56. 1834 syn: A. lycoctonum auct. (non Linn.) Perennial herb very distinct from […]

Aconitum deinorrhizum Stapf, Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard. (Calcutta) 10: 158 1905. ;   Images by Kishan Lal (Identified by D.S.Rawat) (Inserted by J.M.Garg)       Fwd: Aconitum deinorrhizum from Chansi Pass : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (4). This Aconitum is enedemic to Bushehar Himalaya and Chansil Pass is a part of this area […]

Aconitum balfourii Stapf, ; Ann. B. G. Calc. 10: 160, t. 104 (1905). (Syn: Aconitum atrox (Bruhl) Mukerjee; Aconitum ferox var. atrox Bruhl; Caltha codua Buch.-Ham.) as per Annotated checklist of the flowering plants of Nepal ; . The whole plant is highly toxic – simple skin contact has caused numbness in some people [1]. Found […]

IUCN Red List Status: Vulnerable (VU) . Aconitum violaceum Jacquem. ex Stapf, Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard. (Calcutta) 10: 144 1905. (Syn: Aconitum multifidum Royle [Illegitimate]; Aconitum violaceum var. multifidum (Royle) Qureshi & Chaudhri; Aconitum violaceum var. weileri (Gilli) Riedl; Aconitum weileri Gilli); . Aconitum violaceum : 1 image. 5 posts by 4 authors. Aconitum violaceum […]

Aconitum rotundifolium Kar. & Kir., Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 15: 138 1842. (Syn: Aconitum napellus var. rotundifolium (Kar. & Kir.) Hook. f. & Thomson; Aconitum tianschanicum Rupr.);   Image by Suresh Rana (Identified by Gurcharan Singh) (Inserted by J.M.Garg)     Plant for ID: 311011 SRANA 01 Aconitum sp from Paddar valley Kishtwar J&K: […]

IUCN Red List Status: Critically Endangered (CR) . Aconitum chasmanthum Stapf ex Holmes, Mus. Repotr. Pharm. Soc. G. Brit. 2 1903. (Syn: Aconitum dissectum Watt [Illegitimate]; Aconitum hians Watt; Aconitum violaceum var. robustum Stapf;                       Aconitum chasmanthum subsp. baltistanicum Qureshi & Chaudhri; Aconitum kurramense Qureshi & Chaudhri; Aconitum napellus L.: Hook.f. & Thoms); .. Common name: […]

IUCN Red List Status: Endangered (EN) . Aconitum heterophyllum Wall. ex Royle, Ill. Bot. Himal. Mts. 56, t. 13 1834. (Syn: Aconitum atees Royle; Aconitum cordatum Royle; Aconitum heterophyllum var. roylei L.B.Chaudhary & R.R.Rao; Aconitum ovatum Lindl.; Aconitum petiolare Royle ex Stapf); . Common names: Atis root, Ativisha (Sans.), Atis (Hindi) . Tuberous herb up […]

Aconitum ferox Wall. ex Ser., Mus. Helv. Bot. 1: 160 1823. (Syn: Aconitum atrox Walp.; Aconitum atrox (Brühl) Mukerjee); . Himalayan monkshood, Monk’s hood, Indian aconite • Hindi: वचनाग Vachnag; . Images by Tapas Chakrabarty, Identified by Gurcharan Singh (Inserted by J.M.Garg)   Aconitum for IDD – Kupup (2), East Sikkim, above road, alpine zone […]

Aconitum hookeri Stapf, Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard. (Calcutta) 10: 147 1905.; . Hooker’s Monkshood; . wildflowers of Tawang – indiantreepix | Google Groups : 4 posts by 3 authors. No pictures available now at the link. Invite you to join my excitement and joy of having seen these lovely flowers. These photos were taken during my […]