Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
Genus species | Aconitum naviculare (Brühl) Stapf |
Bibliography | Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard. (Calcutta) 10: 154 (1905) |
Native Range | s. Tibet to Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3200-5000m |
Description | leaves long petiolate, reniform, 1-3cm wide, abaxially glabrous, tripartite, middle segment rhombic, lateral segments bifid, flowers 1-5, 2-3cm, spur globular, 1mm |
Size | 5-30cm |
Color | purple, violet |
Bloom | late summer, autumn |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | fresh seed, uncovered, germ. 3-12 months, 10-13°C division in early spring, before sprouting |
Synonyms | Aconitum bhutanicum Kadota Aconitum creagromorphum Lauener Aconitum ferox var. naviculare Brühl Aconitum naviculare var. leiocarpum Tamura |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal) |