Aconitum lethale Griff.

Species

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Ranunculaceae > Aconitum

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite herb. It grows 2m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 2.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Forests in the upper subalpine areas in open positions on rocky slopes.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses medicinal poison
Edible -
Therapeutic use Analgesics (root), Antipyretics (root), Antirheumatic agents (root), Effects on central nervous system (root), Diarrhea (root), Digestive system diseases (root), Fever (root), Hypnotics and sedatives (root), Nervous system diseases (root), Paralysis (root), Anti-poisoning (root), Sciatica (root), Skin diseases (root), Tetanus (root), Anti-poisoning (tuber), Poison (unspecified), Analgesics (unspecified), Antipyretics (unspecified), Antirheumatic agents (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 -

Distribution

Aconitum lethale world distribution map, present in Bhutan, India, Myanmar, and Nepal

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:707528-1
WFO ID wfo-0000517540
COL ID 9GFP
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Aconitum deltoideum Aconitum lethale Caltha codua Aconitum balangrense Aconitum balfourii Aconitum falconeri Aconitum patulum Aconitum tamuranum Aconitum spicatum Aconitum falconeri var. latilobum Aconitum laciniatum var. fractiflexum Aconitum ferox var. spicatum