Aconitum ferox Wall. ex Ser., Mus. Helv. Bot. 1: 160 1823. (Syn: Aconitum atrox Walp.; Aconitum atrox (Brühl) Mukerjee); Himalayan monkshood, Monk's hood, Indian aconite • Hindi: वचनाग Vachnag;
ID please. I hope Aconitum ferox Thank you ..., In fact specimens were collected for Pharmacognostic studies.
Location : Chandragiri Hills, Kathmandu, Nepal Elevation : 2350 m. Habit : Wild Date : 12 December 2018 Aconitum ferox Wall. ex Ser. ?? Looks different from images at Any suggestions? Only Aconitum ferox Wall. ex Ser. is listed according to the book Flora of Kathmandu Valley !. Excerpts from the book Below: Aconitum ferox Wall. ex Seringe, Mus. Helv. l : I60 t. f. 43, 44 (I823)-Fl. Brit. Ind. 1 :28 (l872)- Hara in Fl. E. Himal. 86 (I966). An erect herb with rhizomatous root. Stem terete, slender, leafy. Leaf radical as well as cauline, palmate, 5-fid, rounded or oval, 6-I8 cm across, lobes cuneate, ovate, incised with a pointed apex, puberulous or tomentose. Inflorescence a long erect, terminal dense flowered raceme. Flower large, irregular, greenish deep blue. Sepals 5, petaloid, posterior one hooded, lateral 4 flat, tomentose. Stamens numerous: filaments short, dilated; anther globose, dorsifixed, 2 lobed. Follicle 3, nearly equalling the hood, flattened. Ovule solitary. Fruit of 3 follicles. Distribution : Eastern Himalaya (Nepal to Bhutan); in Nepal-east, central and west. Ecology : Occurs on moist and shady place. Uses : Local name .' Bikh (F18)- Flowering .' Sept. Fruiting .' Place of collection : Chandragiri, 2270 m.; There seems to be lot of variation in the leaves as per above links and GBIF Aconitum ferox Wall. ex Ser. : 10 very high resolution images. Location: Kathmandu Valley Date: October 2020 Elevation: 2400m. Habitat : Wild Nepali Names : सेतो बिख Seto Bikh / निलो बिख Nilo Bikh A.heterophylloides syn. A.ferox var. heterophylloides Brühl ? No ...! References:
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