Aconitum ferox also known as Aconitum virorum is a species of monkshood, in the family Ranunculaceae. It is also known as the Indian Aconite. Abundant at Sandakphu, which is the highest point of the Darjeeling Hillsin the Indian State of West Bengal.
A deciduous perennial that grows to 1.0 metre tall by 0.5 metres wide and prefers many types of soil. These are handsome plants, the tall, erect (giggity) stem being crowned by racemes of large and e...
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Aconitum ferox also known as Aconitum virorum is a species of monkshood, in the family Ranunculaceae. It is also known as the Indian Aconite. Abundant at Sandakphu, which is the highest point of the Darjeeling Hillsin the Indian State of West Bengal.
A deciduous perennial that grows to 1.0 metre tall by 0.5 metres wide and prefers many types of soil. These are handsome plants, the tall, erect (giggity) stem being crowned by racemes of large and eye-catching blue, purple, white, yellow or pink zygomorphic flowers with numerous stamens. They are distinguished by having one of the five petaloid sepals (the posterior one), called the galea, in the form of a cylindrical helmet; hence the English name monkshood. There are 2 - 10 petals, in the form of [nectary|nectaries]. The two upper petals are large. They are placed under the hood of the calyx and are supported on long stalks.
It is from Aconitum ferox that the well-known Indian poison bikh, bish, or nabee is produced. It contains large...
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