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Aconitum palmatum D. Don

[ Family : Ranunculaceae ]
[ Synonyms : Aconitum bisma (Buch.-Ham.) Rapaics ; Caltha bisma Buch.-Ham.; Nirbisia bisma G. Don ]
[ Common name (Local) : Bikuma, Seto-bikoma, Khuma (Nep.) ]
Name in other Languages :
  • Bengali : Bikuma | Sanskrit : Prativisha, Shyaamkanda | Hindi : Bikhama | Tribal : Not available yet | English : Crowfoot | Other Languages : Wakhma (Mar.)
    • [ Trade Name : Bikhma ]
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Plant Characteristics :
Habit : Erect perennial herb
Habitat & Ecology : , Wild, Alpine Himalayan plant
Occurrence : Darjeeling hills, between 2800-3600 m.

Status : Sparse. Threatened and vulnerable.
Botanical Character : Perennial erect herb, upto 1.5 m high, simple below, leaves reniform, 5-lobed, segments sharply and deeply cut. Panicle glabrous, few-flowered. Flowers large, greenish-blue or bluish white, with hood like upper sepal, pedicels long. Fruits oblong; testa plaited, follicles 5, oblong, glabrous.

Cultivation and Growth :
Flowering & Fruiting : August--November
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Soil Character : Mountainous soil of the Eastern Himalayas.
Climate : Temperate to Alpine Himalayan climate
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