Ranunculaceae

Aconitum L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 532 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Temp. Northern Hemisphere.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Alabama, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Aleutian Is., Altay, Amur, Arizona, Assam, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, California, Central European Russia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Colorado, Corse, Czechoslovakia, East European Russia, East Himalaya, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Inner Mongolia, Iowa, Iran, Irkutsk, Italy, Japan, Kamchatka, Kazakhstan, Kentucky, Khabarovsk, Kirgizstan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Krym, Kuril Is., Magadan, Manchuria, Maryland, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mongolia, Montana, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Ohio, Oregon, Pakistan, Pennsylvania, Poland, Portugal, Primorye, Qinghai, Québec, Romania, Sakhalin, South Carolina, South Dakota, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Tennessee, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Tuva, Ukraine, Utah, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Virginia, Washington, West Himalaya, West Siberia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia, Yukon

Introduced into:

Denmark, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Vermont

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Mitka J., Novikov, A. & Rotten-steiner, W.K. (2021). The taxonomic circumscription of Aconitum subgenus Aconitum (Ranunculaceae) in Europe. Webbia; Raccolta de Scritti Botanici 76: 11-45.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 24, 2002 Purdom, W. [1087] China K000076912 Paratype Yes
Jun 24, 2002 Handel-Mazzetti, H.F. [5202] China K000076917 Type Yes
Jun 24, 2002 Handel-Mazzetti, H.F. [5202] China K000076918 Type Yes
Jun 24, 2002 Wilson, E., H. [1677] China K000076925 Type Yes
Jan 1, 2000 Williams, L.T.J.; Stainton, J.D.A. [8414] Nepal K000692300 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1939 Wilson, E.H. [1032] China K001273922 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1939 Wilson, E.H. [1032] China K001273921 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1939 Wilson, E.H. [1032] China K001273923 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1932 Delavay, J.M. [1209] China K000692237 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1932 Forrest, G. [22327] China K000692236 Isotype Yes
Mar 1, 1924 Cavalerie, J. [708] China K000692231 Isotype Yes
Jul 25, 1903 King's collector [s.n.] India K000692308 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jul 25, 1903 s.coll. [25790B.] India K000692309 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jul 25, 1903 King's collector [s.n.] India K000692307 Type Yes
Jul 10, 1903 s.coll. [s.n.] India K000692348 Type Yes
Duthie, J.F. [7427 a.] India K000692292 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K004186537 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004186511 Yes
Seringe, N.C. [44] France K000692182 Unknown Type Material Yes
Seringe, N.C. [44] France K000692183 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [b1] Switzerland K004186502 Yes
Stapf, O. [s.n.] Switzerland K004186500 Yes
s.coll. [52] K000692192 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004186520 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4723] India K001039769 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 4721] Nepal K000639437 Unknown Type Material Yes
Purdom, W. [1884] China K000692273 Isotype Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004186516 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 4723] Nepal K001039768 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4721] India K001039764 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K004186499 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K004186497 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K004186495 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004186515 Yes
Henry, A. [6646] China K000692260 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004186512 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K004186535 Yes
Henry, A. [7012] China K000692270 Unknown Type Material Yes
Blinkworth, R. [Cat. no. 4721] India K001039763 Unknown Type Material Yes
Baker, C.F. [317] United States K000692332 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [49] Switzerland K000692186 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004186522 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004186510 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [7427] India K000692293 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [b3] Switzerland K004186504 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K004186503 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Georgia K000692196 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] Switzerland K000692187 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004186506 Yes
Forrest, G. [3089] China K000692241 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K004186498 Yes
Seringe, N.C. [27210 B] India K000692286 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004186521 Yes
K:SPC-17759.000 No
Seringe, N.C. [51] Switzerland K000692189 Unknown Type Material Yes
Seringe, N.C. [51] Switzerland K000692188 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [b2] Switzerland K004186501 Yes
s.coll. [74] India K000692289 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004186519 Yes
Blinkworth, R. [Cat. no. 4722] India K001039766 Type Yes
King's collector [s.n.] India K000692029 Unknown Type Material Yes
Seringe, N.C. [27210 A] India K000692287 Unknown Type Material Yes
Inayat, K. [23296] India K000692290 Unknown Type Material Yes
Inayat, K. [23296] India K000692291 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K004186536 Yes
Seringe, N.C. [50] Switzerland K000692190 Unknown Type Material Yes
Seringe, N.C. [50] Switzerland K000692193 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K004186518 Yes
Komarow, V.L. [682] China K000692244 Unknown Type Material Yes
Henry, A. [7012A] China K000692271 Lectotype Yes
s.coll. [190] Romania K000692194 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Romania K000692195 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [41] Switzerland K000692178 Unknown Type Material Yes
[O.S.] [s.n.] Switzerland K004186505 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004186523 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004186514 Yes
Seringe, N.C. [43] Switzerland K000692179 Unknown Type Material Yes
Seringe, N.C. [43] Switzerland K000692180 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] New Zealand K000692245 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000692272 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K004186496 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004186513 Yes
Webb, W.S. [Cat. no. 4722] India K001039767 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004186509 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 4721] Nepal K001039762 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [74] India K000692288 Unknown Type Material Yes
Thomas. [s.n.] France K000692181 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004186508 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4721] India K001039765 Unknown Type Material Yes
Seringe, N.C. [53] Switzerland K000692191 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004186507 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K004186517 Yes
Henry, A. [6979] China K000692269 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0