Aconitum sachalinense subsp. yezoense




Family Ranunculaceae
Subfamily Ranunculoideae
Tribe Delphinieae
Scientific name Aconitum sachalinense F. Schmidt subsp. yezoense (Nakai) Kadota
Synonyms Aconitum corymbiferum Nakai; Aconitum lucidusculum Nakai; Aconitum macroyezoense Nakai; Aconitum yezoense Nakai; Aconitum yezoense Nakai var. corymbiferum (Nakai) Tamura; Aconitum yezoense Nakai var. macroyezoense (Nakai) Tamura et Namba
Common name (Japanese common name) ezo torikabuto (エゾトリカブト, 蝦夷鳥兜 [meaning: Ezo aconite (Ezo = an old name of Hokkaido)])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido
(Other nations) none
Habitat Mountane forest, field
Chromosomal number 2n=32
Description Plants electing 100-200cm tall. Leaves 5-28cm wide. Flowers blue 2.5-4cm long, flowering in August to September. Perennial plants.
Reference Aconitum sachalinense F. Schmidt subsp. yezoense (Nakai) Kadota
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 containing aconitine



July 2008
at Hokkaido University
Botanical Gardem
July 2008
at Hokkaido University
Botanical Gardem
July 2008
at Hokkaido University
Botanical Gardem



July 2008
at Hokkaido University
Botanical Gardem