Yes Sir it is *A.laeve*, an Aconite found at lowest altitude in Uttarakhand. Surprisingly, Flora of India vol-1 (pp 17-18) have not mentioned it occurrence in Uttarakhand, though it is well known here. Very different from other *Aconitum* spp of Uttarakhand in floral structure. DSRawat Pantnagar
On Sunday, January 11, 2015 at 10:07:05 AM UTC+5:30, Gurcharan Singh wrote: > > *Aconitum laeve* Royle, Illustr. Bot. Himal. Mount. 1:56. 1834 > syn: A. lycoctonum auct. (non Linn.) > > Perennial herb very distinct from other species by its helmet which is > longer than broad; sparingly branched, viscid hairy especially in upper > part; basal leaves with long petioles, upper gradually smaller, palmatisect > into 5 to 9 lobes; flowers in branched racemes, purple to nnearly white, > bracts filiform; flowers with helmet wide base, suddenly tapered into > cylindrical hood; follicles 3, 10-14 mm long, spreading, hairy. > > Photographed from Forest below Chopta in Uttarakhand > > > > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > http://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
