Aconitum isidzukae




Family Ranunculaceae
Subfamily Ranunculoideae
Tribe Delphinieae
Scientific name Aconitum isidzukae Nakai
Synonyms Aconitum senanense Nakai subsp. senanense var. isidzukae (Nakai) Kadota
Common name (Japanese common name) ohsawa torikabuto (オオサワトリカブト, 大沢鳥兜 [meaning: Ohsawa aconite (Ohsawa = an area in Mt. Fuji)])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (Mt. Fuji)
(Other nations) none
Habitat Subalpine rocks
Chromosomal number unknown
Description Plants electing 50-140cm tall. Leaves ca. 15cm wide. Flowers blue 3-3.5cm long, flowering in August. Perennial plants.
Reference Notes on Aconitum (Ranunculaceae) from Mt. Fuji in Central Japan
Transdermal delivery system for alkaloids of aconitum species (US Patent 6896898/2005)
Secondary metabolite production via manipulation of genome methylation (WIPO Patent WO/2006/113481)
Note Endemic to Japan. Rare species.



October 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Gardem
October 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Gardem
October 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Gardem