Aconitum carmichaelii Debeaux

Carmichael's monkshood (en), Aconit (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Ranunculaceae > Aconitum

Characteristics

Caudex obconical, 2--4 cm, 1--1.6 cm in diam. Stem 0.6--1.5(--2) m, branched, apically sparsely retrorse pubescent, with leaves equally arranged along stem. Proximal cauline leaves withered at anthesis; middle ones long petiolate; petiole 1--2.5 cm; leaf blade pentagonal, 6--11 × 9--15 cm, thinly leathery, papery, or herbaceous, abaxially sparsely pubescent or densely pubescent at veins, adaxially sparsely appressed pubescent, base slightly cordate, 3-sect or nearly to base; central segment broadly rhombic, sometimes obovate-rhombic or rhombic; lateral segments unequally 2-parted. Inflorescence terminal, 6--10(--25) cm, many flowered; rachis and pedicels ± densely retrorse and appressed pubescent, or spreading pubescent; proximal bracts 3-fid, others narrowly ovate to lanceolate. Pedicels 1.5--3(--5.5) cm, with 2 bracteoles at middle or below; bracteoles lanceolate to linear, 3--5(--10) × 0.5--0.8(--2) mm. Sepals blue-purple, abaxially pubescent; lower sepals 1.5--1.7 cm; lateral sepals 1.5--2 cm; upper sepal high galeate, 2--2.6 cm high, 1.7--2.2 cm from base to beak, lower margin slightly concave. Petals glabrous; limb ca. 1.1 cm; lip ca. 6 mm, slightly concave; spur usually circinate, (1--)2--2.5 mm. Stamens glabrous or sparsely pubescent; filaments 2-denticulate, or entire. Carpels 3--5, sparsely or densely pubescent, rarely glabrous. Follicles 1.5--1.8 cm. Seeds 3--3.2 mm. Fl. Sep--Oct. 2n = 32*, 48*, 64*.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Mature height (meter) 1.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months
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AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Forest margins, scrub, grassy slopes and mountains at elevations of 100-2,200 metres.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 3-8

Usage

Uses environmental use medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Boil (unspecified), Cough (unspecified)
Human toxicity very strong toxic (seed), very strong toxic (root), very strong toxic (whole)
Animal toxicity very strong toxic (seed), very strong toxic (root), very strong toxic (whole)

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 5 - 270
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 15
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Aconitum carmichaelii unspecified picture

Distribution

Aconitum carmichaelii world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:707241-1
WFO ID wfo-0000517046
COL ID 9G6X
BDTFX ID 121938
INPN ID 788895
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Aconitum bodinieri Aconitum carmichaelii Aconitum jiulongense Aconitum wilsonii Aconitum carmichaelii var. angustius Aconitum kusnezoffii var. bodinieri Aconitum lushanense

Lower taxons

Aconitum carmichaelii var. hwangshanicum Aconitum carmichaelii var. truppelianum Aconitum carmichaelii var. tripartitum