Aconitum laeve Royle

 
  • Family : RANUNCULACEAE
    (Buttercup Or Crowfoot Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : NEELAMABARI FAMILY (नीलाम्बरी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Ranunculaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Aconitum vitifolium Royle ex Stapf
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Aconitum laeve Royle
  • Common name : Grape-Leaved Monkshood
  • Vernacular name :
    • Bhi, Bhis (Mishmi)
  • Habit : Perennial herb
  • Habitat : Grassy slopes of alpine Himalayan region
  • Comments / notes : At an altitude about 2000-3000 m
  • Key identification features : Erect or scandent herbs up to 70 cm high; roots fusiform. Leaves reniform,deeply 5-lobed, glabrous. Flowers in few flowereel panicles, greenish blue. Follicles linear-oblong, sparingly pubescent.
  • Flower, Fruit : July-December
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Rudraprayag district
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Changlang district,Lohit district
  • Native : Pakistan, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Pakistan, West Himalaya
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 65
    • P.K. Hajra, D.M. Verma and G.S. Giri. Flora of India, Sereies 2 : Materials For The Flora Of Arunachal Pradesh. Vol. 1. pp. 43.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Aconitum laeve. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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