Aconitum japonicum Thunb.

Species

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Ranunculaceae > Aconitum

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 1m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.2 - 0.4
Mature height (meter) 1.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Forests, forest margins, by streams at elevations of 500-1,500 metres in Liaoning province.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 1-5
Soil acidity 3-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-7

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Cancer (unspecified), Poison (unspecified), Tumor (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 japonicum unspecified picture

Distribution

Aconitum japonicum world distribution map, present in Japan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:927384-1
WFO ID wfo-0000517432
COL ID 9GDM
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Aconitum japonicum Aconitum deflexum Aconitum japonicum subsp. maritimum

Lower taxons

Aconitum japonicum subsp. ibukiense Aconitum japonicum subsp. napiforme Aconitum japonicum subsp. subcuneatum Aconitum japonicum var. iyariense