Aconitum geniculatum H.R.Fletcher & Lauener

Species

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Ranunculaceae > Aconitum

Characteristics

Caudex unknown. Stem ca. 1 m tall, branched, glabrous, or yellowish spreading pubescent. Proximal cauline leaves long petiolate; petiole 3--5 cm, glabrous, base sheathed; leaf blade orbicular-pentagonal, 6--10 × 6--10 cm, adaxially sparsely appressed pubescent at veins, base cordate, 3-parted; central lobe rhombic, 3-fid; lateral lobes obliquely flabellate, 2-parted beyond middle. Inflorescence racemose or corymbose, 3--8.5 cm, 2--8-flowered; rachis and pedicels glabrous; bracts leaflike. Pedicel 2--4 cm, with 2 bracteoles at middle; bracteoles linear, 3.5--4.5 mm, glabrous. Sepals blue, abaxially glabrous; lower sepals oblong; lateral sepals broadly obovate, 1.3--1.4 cm, abaxially sparsely pubescent; upper sepal high galeate, ca. 1.6 cm high, lower margin 1.5--1.8 cm. Petals glabrous; claw geniculate at apex; limb ca. 1.1 cm; lip 4.5--5.5 mm, 2-lobed at apex; spur incurved or circinate, 2.5--4.5 mm. Stamens glabrous; filaments entire or 2-denticulate. Carpels 5, glabrous. Fl. Jul. 2n = 16*.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.8 - 1.0
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Hardiness (USDA) 6-10

Usage

Uses medicinal
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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 5 - 270
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 15
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Distribution

Aconitum geniculatum world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:707382-1
WFO ID wfo-0000517298
COL ID 64MQ7
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Synonyms

Aconitum luningense Aconitum pseudogeniculatum Aconitum pukeense Aconitum coriaceifolium Aconitum geniculatum Aconitum shimianense Aconitum franchetii var. glabrescens Aconitum geniculatum var. humilis Aconitum geniculatum var. longicalcaratum Aconitum geniculatum var. unguiculatum Aconitum pukeense var. brevipes Aconitum geniculatum var. geniculatum