Aconitum palmatum D.Don

Species

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Ranunculaceae > Aconitum

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite herb. It grows 1.25m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.25
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Alpine regions at elevations between 3,000-5,000 metres.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-11

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Antirheumatic agents (root), Diarrhea (root), Inflammatory bowel diseases (root), General tonic for rejuvenation (root), Rheumatic diseases (root), Vomiting (root), Wounds and injuries (root), Antiperiodic (root), Gastrointestinal diseases (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 palmatum world distribution map, present in Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, and Nepal

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:707673-1
WFO ID wfo-0000517831
COL ID 9GKJ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Aconitum palmatum Nirbisia bisma Caltha bisma Aconitum bisma Aconitum ferox subsp. palmatum