Aconitum jaluense subsp. iwatekense




Family Ranunculaceae
Subfamily Ranunculoideae
Tribe Delphinieae
Scientific name Aconitum jaluense Komarov subsp. iwatekense (Nakai) Kadota
Synonyms Aconitum iwatekense Nakai; Aconitum metajaponicum Nakai var. iwatense (Nakai) Tamura et Namba
Common name (Japanese common name) sen-uzu-modoki (センウズモドキ, 川烏頭擬 [meaning: pseudo river Aconitium)
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (Tohoku region)
(Other nations) none
Habitat Mountane forest
Chromosomal number 2n=32
Description Plants electing ca. 90-150cm tall. Leaves ca. 7-12cm wide. Flowers blue 33-42m long, 3 stamens hairy, flowering in August to September. Perennial plants.
Reference Aconitum jaluense Kom.
Aconitum jaluense Komarov
Morphological Variation and Distribution of Aconitum Subgenus Aconitum (Ranunculaceae) in the Tohoku District, Japan
Transdermal delivery system for alkaloids of Aconitum species (WIPO Patent WO/2001/035883)
Note  Endemic to Japan. Rare species.
Containing Aconitine.



September 2008
at Hokkaido University
Botanical Gardem
September 2008
at Hokkaido University
Botanical Gardem
September 2008
at Hokkaido University
Botanical Gardem