Aconitum chasmanthum Stapf ex Holmes

Species

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Ranunculaceae > Aconitum

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.75-0.9m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Mature height (meter) 0.75 - 0.9
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Growing amongst shrubs in the alpine and subalpine zones of the western Himalayas at elevations from 2,100-3,300 metres. Mountains at elevations around 4,600 metres.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-9

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Fever (rhizome), Neuralgia (rhizome), Skin diseases (rhizome), Splenomegaly (rhizome), Anti-arrhythmia agents (root), Antirheumatic agents (root), Arthritis (root), Cardiotonic agents (root), Common cold (root), Fever (root), Neuralgia (root), Paralysis (root), Anti-poisoning (root), Scabies (root), Wounds and injuries (root), Antitussive agents (unspecified), Diarrhea (unspecified), Erysipelas (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Gout (unspecified), Neuralgia (unspecified), Skin diseases (unspecified), Splenomegaly (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

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 chasmanthum unspecified picture

Distribution

Aconitum chasmanthum world distribution map, present in India and Pakistan

Conservation status

Aconitum chasmanthum threat status: Critically Endangered

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:707249-1
WFO ID wfo-0000517067
COL ID 9G77
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Aconitum chasmanthum Aconitum dissectum Aconitum hians Aconitum violaceum var. robustum

Lower taxons

Aconitum chasmanthum subsp. baltistanicum