{"id":1237813,"date":"2012-09-22T05:57:17","date_gmt":"2012-09-22T05:57:17","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-12-24T12:27:33","modified_gmt":"2024-12-24T06:57:33","slug":"aconitum-lethale","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/efi\/aconitum-lethale\/","title":{"rendered":"Aconitum balfourii"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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Aconitum balfourii<\/i> Stapf, ; Ann. B. G. Calc. 10: 160, t. 104 (1905).\u00a0(Syn: Aconitum<\/i> atrox<\/i> (Bruhl) Mukerjee;<\/span><\/a> Aconitum<\/i> ferox<\/i> var. atrox<\/i> Bruhl;<\/span><\/a> Caltha<\/i> codua<\/i> Buch.-Ham.<\/span><\/a>) as per Annotated checklist of the flowering plants of Nepal<\/a> ;<\/div>\n
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The whole plant is highly toxic – simple skin contact has caused numbness in some people [1].<\/span>
\nFound in the upper subalpine areas in open positions on rocky slopes
\n<\/span>E. Asia – Himalayas from Nepal to Tibet at an elevation of 2200 – 4000 metres<\/span>The tuber is used in Tibetan medicine where it is considered to
\nhave an acrid and sweet taste with a heating potency – it is also very poisonous[241, 243]. The root is analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antirheumatic and vermifuge [241]. It dries up serous fluids and is used in the treatment of all types of pain and inflammation from gout or arthritis, all disorders due to worms or micro-organisms, amnesia, loss of bodily heat, leprosy and paralysis [241].<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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[1]F. Chittendon.<\/b>\u00a0RHS Dictionary of Plants plus Supplement. 1956<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Comprehensive listing of species and how to grow them. Somewhat outdated, it has been replaces in 1992 by a new dictionary (see [200]).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
\u00a0[241]Tsarong. Tsewang. J.<\/b>\u00a0Tibetan Medicinal Plants<\/div>\n
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[243]\u00a0Medicinal Plants of Nepal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Terse details of the medicinal properties of Nepalese plants, including cultivated species and a few imported herbs.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
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VoF week: Aconitum sp (ferox or balfourii) From main Valley of Flowers:<\/a><\/div>\n
Aconitum<\/i> sp (ferox<\/i> or balfourii<\/i>) From main Valley of Flowers<\/span><\/div>\n
In Book by Murty it is written as Aconitum balfourii<\/i><\/div>\n
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FoI as Aconitum ferox<\/i><\/p>\n

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Pls validate which one<\/p>\n

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It would be interesting to know differentiating key for these two species. Perhaps original description of A. balfourii<\/i> from Stapf’s paper should help.<\/p>\n

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This plant was towards ending site of valley.<\/p>\n

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May be of some use<\/p>\n

http:\/\/cmsdata.iucn.org\/downloads\/mpc11.pdf<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n
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http:\/\/ia700603.us.archive.org\/10\/items\/mobot31753002133244\/mobot31753002133244.pdf<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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According to cited publication A. ferox<\/span><\/i> does not grow west of Nepal.<\/span> I think we settle for A. balfouri<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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RANUNCULACEAE Fortnight: Aconitum balfourii (??) from Uttarakhand_DSR_Jan 2015_11 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

This Aconite is probably Aconitum balfourii<\/i> Stapf and photographed in Valley of Flowers.<\/span><\/div>\n
The Plant List 2013 indicates this name as synonym of A. lethale<\/i> though Flora of India vol-1 mentions it as A.balfouri<\/i> Stapf.<\/div>\n
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However, I am not sure about the ID<\/p>\n

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Flora of Uttarakhand- Aconitum ferox\u00a0?<\/span><\/u> :\u00a06 posts by 5 authors. <\/span>Attachments<\/span> (7)<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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C<\/span>aptured on <\/span><\/span>1<\/span>2<\/span>\/8\/10<\/span><\/span> during the trek<\/span><\/span> from Ghangaria (around 11,000 ft.) to <\/span><\/span>Valley<\/span> of <\/span>Flowers<\/span> (around 1<\/span>25<\/span>00 ft.).<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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One more lovely plant from your trip collection….TFS<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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It may be\u00a0Aconitum balfourii<\/i> Stapf<\/span><\/u><\/a>\u00a0as per … post & … & as per distribution at \u200e<\/i>Aconitum<\/i><\/span><\/u><\/a>. <\/span><\/span>Pl. confirm.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Aconitum for ID :: Ghangaria-Hemkund, Uttarakhand :: Aug 2018 :: ARKDEC-02<\/a>\u00a0: 3 posts by 2 authors.\u00a0Attachments\u00a0(2<\/span>)<\/span><\/div>\n
Saw this\u00a0Aconitum<\/i>\u00a0enroute Hemkund\u00a0from Ghangria in the upper reaches, Uttarakhand in Aug 2018.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Requested to please provide ID.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Pl. check comparative images at<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Pl. check images at\u00a0Aconitum balfourii<\/i><\/span>\u00a0Stapf<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n
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I am not sure.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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I think yes A. balfourii<\/em><\/p>\n

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I guess ID is correct\u00a0!<\/p>\n

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Aconitum (Ranunculaceae) for ID from Sandakphu, Darjeeling<\/a>\u00a0: 3 posts by 2 authors.\u00a0Attachments\u00a0(<\/span>10<\/span>)<\/span><\/div>\n
Kindly help in id.<\/p>\n
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Aconitum palmatum<\/em>\u00a0D.Don<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Carpels are glabrous in A. palmatum<\/em>, here densely villous, A. balfouri<\/em> I hope<\/p>\n

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References:<\/div>\n
Annotated checklist of the flowering plants of Nepal<\/a><\/div>\n
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The Plant List Ver. 1.1<\/a>\u00a0(Aconitum<\/i> lethale<\/i><\/b> Griff. syn. Aconitum<\/i> balangrense<\/i> Lauener<\/span><\/a>; Aconitum<\/i> balfourii<\/i> Stapf<\/span><\/a>, Aconitum<\/i> deltoideum<\/i> Lauenar<\/span><\/a>; Aconitum<\/i> falconeri<\/i> Holmes ex Stapf<\/span><\/a>\u00a0.; Aconitum<\/i> ferox<\/i> var. spicatum<\/i> Br\u00fchl<\/span><\/a>; Aconitum<\/i> laciniatum<\/i> var. fractiflexum<\/i> Lauener<\/span><\/a>; Aconitum<\/i> patulum<\/i> Tamura<\/span><\/a>; Aconitum<\/i> spicatum<\/i> (Br\u00fchl) Stapf<\/span><\/a>; Aconitum<\/i> tamuranum<\/i> Lauenar<\/span><\/a>; Caltha<\/i> codua<\/i> Buch.-Ham.<\/span><\/a>)<\/p>\n

The Plant List 2<\/a> (Aconitum<\/i> atrox<\/i> (Br\u00fchl) Mukerjee as a syn. of <\/b>Aconitum<\/i> ferox<\/i><\/b> Wall. ex Ser.<\/span><\/a> )\u00a0 Aconitum balfourii <\/a><\/span><\/i>Stapf: A rare medicinal herb from Himalayan Alpine<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

India Biodiversity Portal<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0Ecological features of Aconitum balfourii (Bruhl) Muk.\u2014an …<\/b><\/span><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0PFAF<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Aconitum balfourii Stapf, ; Ann. B. G. Calc. 10: 160, t. 104 (1905).\u00a0(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…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"ht-kb-category":[5725],"ht-kb-tag":[],"class_list":["post-1237813","ht_kb","type-ht_kb","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","ht_kb_category-aconitum"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/1237813","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ht_kb"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1237813"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/1237813\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1237813"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-category?post=1237813"},{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-tag?post=1237813"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}