Thanks Sir for this beautiful upload..the pics suggest that these are recorded from any garden..
On Sun, Jan 11, 2015 at 3:51 PM, Abid Munshi <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Dr. Singh > wonderful yes it is Aconitum chasmanthum > Prof.A.H. Munshi > > On 11 January 2015 at 09:26, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > > Aconitum chasmanthum Stapf ex Holmes, Mus. Report, Pharm. Soc. Great > Britain > > 1903 > > syn: Aconitum napellus Hook.f. & Thoms. (non L.); ; Aconitum chasmanthum > > subsp. baltistanicum Qureshi & Chaudhri; Aconitum kurramense Qureshi & > > Chaudhri; Aconitum violaceum var. robustum Stapf > > > > > > Common names: Indian Napellus, Ban-bal-nag, Beshmolo, Mori > > > > Tall leafy plant, up to 90 cm with ruberous root; leaves similar, though > > upper slightly smaller, 3-8 cm broad, cut alomost up to base into linear > > segments; flowers blue or purplish, in up to 30 cm long racemes; upper > sepal > > curved back helmet-shaped, lateral oborbicular to nearly square; petals > > (nectaries) 2-5 with 5-7 mm long claw; carpels usually 5, follicles > oblong, > > 10-15 mm, truncate. > > > > Often confused with A. napellus, this species is distributed from > Chitral to > > Kashmir at higher altitudes.The whole plant is highly toxic - simple skin > > contact has caused numbness in some people. The dried root is analgesic, > > anodyne, diaphoretic, diuretic, irritant and sedative. The root is a rich > > source of active alkaloids, containing around 3%. It is best harvested as > > soon as the plant dies down in the autumn. This is a very poisonous plant > > and should only be used with extreme caution and under the supervision > of a > > qualified practitioner. > > > > Photographed from Apharwat, Kashmir in August, growing along forest > margins. > > It has also been introduced into newly developed alpine garden near > Kongdor, > > middle stop of Gondola above Gulmarg. > > > > 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 email to [email protected]. > > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > 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. > -- Regards, Dr. Nidhan Singh Assistant Professor Department of Botany I.B. (PG) College Panipat-132103 Haryana Ph.: 09416371227 -- 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.
