Pan India Bouquets

Aconitum bisma (Buch.-Ham.) Rapaics

Family : Ranunculaceae
(Buttercup Or Crowfoot Family)
Family (Hindi name) : NEELAMABARI FAMILY (नीलाम्बरी फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Ranunculaceae
Synonym(s) : Caltha bisma Buch.-Ham.; Nirbisia bisma (Buch.-Ham.) G.Don
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Aconitum palmatum D.Don
Habit : Herb
Habitat : long roadsides and open forest edges. Moist Fir and Rhododendron forests, and on alpine slopes, 2750-3700m. A
Comments / notes : At an altitude of about 1500- 4000 m; The paste obtained from the roots and tubers is used to poison the arrows. The poison is so strong that even an elephant can be killed. The meat
Flower, Fruit : August-March
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Sikkim : Sikkim
- Arunachal Pradesh : Tawang district,Siang district,Lohit district
Native : East Himalaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : East Himalaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 65; GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 1: Part 2. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH - 320; P.K. Hajra, D.M. Verma and G.S. Giri. Flora of India, Sereies 2 : Materials For The Flora Of Arunachal Pradesh. Vol. 1. pp. 41.
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Aconitum bisma. Downloaded on 9 December 2022.

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