Aconitum henryi
Aconitum henryi, inflorescence
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Ranunculaceae
Genus: Aconitum
Species:
A. henryi
Binomial name
Aconitum henryi
Synonyms

Aconitum lioui[1]
Aconitum shensiense[1]
Aconitum sungpanense[1]

Aconitum henryi is a species of flowering plant in the buttercup family known by the common name Sparks variety monkshood.[2]

Description

herbarium specimen (cultivar)

Aconitum henryi is a tall (up to 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) tall),[2] spindly, erect perennial which grows from rhizomes. It has glossy dark green[2] divided leaves, the surfaces are glabrous or adaxially sparsely appressed pubescent. The stem is long with far-spaced flowers. The sepals are blue or deep violet-blue.[2] The flowering period extends over the months of September and October. The fruits are pod-like follicles.[3] Aconitum henryi is poisonous due to the presence of alkaloids.

This species is often cultivated. There are different varieties.

Taxonomy

It was found in China and then first described and published by German botanist Ernst Georg Pritzel in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. (Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik) Vol.29 on page 329 in 1900.[4][5]

It was verified by United States Department of Agriculture and the Agricultural Research Service on 18 February 1998.[5]

Distribution

This wildflower is native to China,[5] (within the provinces of Gansu, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Sichuan and Zhejiang) where it grows in forests and scrubs in mountainous areas (1,000–3,100 m (3,300–10,200 ft) above sea level).[3]

Conservation

It is considered a plant of least concern on the 'Asia Red List' of plants based on the IUCN Red List.[6]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 The Plant List (KEW): Aconitum henryi (2018-04-03)
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Aconitum 'Spark's Variety' | monk's hood 'Spark's Variety'/RHS Gardening". www.rhs.org.uk. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  3. 1 2 Encyclopedia of Life: Aconitum henryi (2018-04-03)
  4. ↑ "Aconitum henryi | International Plant Names Index". www.ipni.org. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  5. 1 2 3 "Aconitum henryi". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  6. ↑ "Asia Red List". www.abcdn.org. Retrieved 7 June 2020.


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