Aconitum talassicum
Aconitum talassicum is a flowering plant in the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae, native to Central Asia and Xinjiang in western China. Kew accepts the species, named by Mikhail Popov in 1936, and records it in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan as well as Xinjiang.[1]
Varieties
Kew recognises two varieties: Aconitum talassicum var. talassicum and var. villosulum.[1] The Flora of China account covers the latter variety, named by W. T. Wang in 1979. Its description should not be taken as a complete description of all plants belonging to the species.[2]
The Chinese variety
Flora of China describes var. villosulum with stems about thirty-two centimetres tall, branching near the top. The leaves are stalked and deeply divided into three main segments, with further narrow divisions. Both leaf surfaces bear hairs.[2]
The flower cluster has about seven flowers. Their blue sepals include a boat-shaped upper sepal. The flower stalks bear spreading hairs, and the three carpels are densely hairy. The flora records this variety from Xinjiang.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Aconitum talassicum Popov. Plants of the World Online. Accessed 9 October 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Li, L. and Kadota, Y. (2001). Aconitum. Flora of China 6, 149–222; account 197, Aconitum talassicum var. villosulum. Accessed 9 October 2026.