Aconitum ferox Wall. ex Ser.

 
  • Family : RANUNCULACEAE
    (Buttercup Or Crowfoot Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : NEELAMABARI FAMILY (नीलाम्बरी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Ranunculaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Aconitum atrox Walp.; Aconitum hamiltonii G.Don; Nirbisia codua G.Don; Nirbisia hamiltonii G.Don
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Aconitum ferox Wall. ex Ser.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Moist Spruce forest, amongst shrubs, On grassy moist hill slopes.2600-3800m
  • Comments / notes : At an altitude of about 3000-5000 m; Tubers are used to poison arrows and are extensively used in the treatment of cold.
  • Key identification features : Erect herbs, 80-180 cm high, puberllious. Leaves rounded, palmately 5 lobed. Panicles long, lllaDy flowered; flowers blue. Follicles 5, finely hairy.
  • Flower, Fruit : September-February
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Lohit district,Tawang district
  • Native : East Himalaya, Nepal
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : East Himalaya, Nepal
  • 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
    • GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 1: Part 2. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH - 319
    • 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. 41.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Aconitum ferox. Downloaded on 12 October 2024.

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