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Delphinium brunonianum Royle

Species

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Ranunculaceae > Delphinium

Characteristics

Stem 10--22(--34) cm tall, puberulent, often mixed with yellow, glandular hairs, simple. Leaf blade 5--9 cm wide, base abruptly cuneate; primary lobes separate for at least 60% of blade radius; central lobe broadly rhombic, 3-lobulate, distally incised dentate, apex acute; ultimate lobules narrowly ovate; proximal leaves usually not withered. Corymb 4--9 cm, 2--4-flowered, puberulent and yellow glandular puberulent; bracts leaflike or oblong. Pedicels 5.5--7 cm; bracteoles distal, elliptic or oblong, 1.7--2 cm. Sepals persistent, blue-purple, abaxially sericeous; spur saccate or conic, 6--10 mm, base 6--9 mm in diam.; other sepals 2--2.5 cm. Petals 2-lobed, pilose. Staminode limb oblong, 2-cleft, yellow barbate. Filaments glabrous. Carpels 4 or 5; ovaries sparsely puberulent. Fl. Aug.
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A herb. It grows 10-25 cm tall. It has a musky smell. The leaves have lobes arranged like fingers on a hand. The leaves are alternate. The flowers are cup shaped and blue to purple. They occur in groups of 5-10.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.3
Mature height (meter) 0.45
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a subtropical plant. It grows in stony mountain slopes between 4,300-5,500 m above sea level. It suits hardiness zone 4.
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Stony slopes and screes in drier areas, to elevations of 5500 metres.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 2-5
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-6

Usage

The leaves and flowers are mixed with wheat flour and water to prepare ferments. Caution:
Uses medicinal oil ornamental poison
Edible flowers leaves
Therapeutic use Goiter (flower), Pharyngitis (flower), Tick infestations (leaf), Abdominal pain (root), Kidney diseases (root), Cardiodepressant (unspecified), Insecticide(Veterinary) (unspecified), Angina pectoris (unspecified), Anti-arrhythmia agents (unspecified), Anti-infective agents (unspecified), Central nervous system depressants (unspecified), Kidney diseases (unspecified), Wounds and injuries (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings. Seeds needs stratification.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 14 - 28
Germination temperacture (C°) 10 - 12
Germination luminosity dark
Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -35
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

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Distribution

Delphinium brunonianum world distribution map, present in Afghanistan, China, India, Iraq, Nepal, Pakistan, and Tajikistan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:710451-1
WFO ID wfo-0000639809
COL ID 34J4M
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Delphinium brunonianum Delphinium foetidum Delphinium minjanense Delphinium jacquemontianum Delphinium moschatum Delphinium brunonianum var. aitchisonii Delphinium brunonianum var. jacquemontianum
WorldFloraDB 2024