Aconitum lycoctonum
| Aconitum lycoctonum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Phylum: | Angiosperms |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Ranunculaceae |
| Genus: | Aconitum |
| Species: | A. lycoctonum |
| Binomial name | |
| Aconitum lycoctonum L. | |
| Synonyms | |
Follicles and seeds
Aconitum lycoctonum (wolf's-bane[1] or northern wolfsbane) (Hindi : Bikh बिख )[2] is a species of flowering plant in the genus Aconitum, of the family Ranunculaceae, native to Europe and northern Asia.[3][4]
Lycoctonum is a rendering in modern Latin of the traditional name "wolf's bane".[5]
It is an herbaceous perennial plant growing to 1 m tall. The leaves are palmately lobed with four to six deeply cut lobes. The flowers are 18–25 mm long, dark violet, rarely pale yellow.[6]
Like all species in the genus, it is poisonous.[6]
References
- ↑ "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-02-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ↑ Pharmacographica indica Vol 1
- ↑ Flora Europaea: Aconitum lycoctonum
- ↑ Germplasm Resources Information Network: Aconitum lycoctonum
- ↑ Shorter Oxford English dictionary, 6th ed. United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. 2007. p. 3804. ISBN 0199206872.
- 1 2 Blamey, M. & Grey-Wilson, C. (1989). Flora of Britain and Northern Europe. ISBN 0-340-40170-2
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