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Aconitum violaceum

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Species of plant

Aconitum violaceum
Conservation status

Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Ranunculaceae
Genus: Aconitum
Species: A. violaceum
Binomial name
Aconitum violaceum
Jacquem. ex Stapf

Aconitum violaceum is a species of perennial plant distributed in the Himalayan region of India, Pakistan, and Nepal. Within India, it has been recorded in the alpine slopes in an altitude range of 3,600–4,800 m (12,000–16,000 ft). The plant is used in traditional Tibetan medicine. It has a bitter taste and a cooling tendency.

References

  1. "Red Listed Medicinal Plants species". envis.frlht.org. 2017-01-04.

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Taxon identifiers
Aconitum violaceum


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