Ranunculaceae
Aconitum

Aconitum dissectum D.Don

First published in Prodr. Fl. Nepal.: 197 (1825)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central & E. Himalaya to China (NE. Yunnan). It is a climbing tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

China South-Central, East Himalaya, Nepal, Tibet

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 529. MIM, Deurne. [Cited as Aconitum wallichianum.]
  • Kadota, Y. (2010). Systematic studies of Asian Aconitum (Ranunculaceae) XIII. Species of Bhutan including a new scandent species. The Journal of Japanese Botany 85: 8-24. [Cited as Aconitum gammiei.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Kadota, Y. (2010). Systematic studies of Asian Aconitum (Ranunculaceae) XIII. Species of Bhutan including a new scandent species. The Journal of Japanese Botany 85: 8-24.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 4724] Nepal K001039770 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sep 4, 1900 Gammie, G.A. [s.n.] India Aconitum gammiei K000692320 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gammie, G.A. [1310] India Aconitum gammiei K000692319 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • 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.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. 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 2024. 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