Genus Aconitum L.


Summary
Genus number:
112
Last updated:
13 April 2007
Family:
Ranunculaceae
Subfamily:
Ranunculoideae
Tribe:
Delphinieae
Common name(s):

aconite, monkshood
Accession count:

119 (22  active, 7  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
Comments:


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References:
  1. Barrie, F. R. 2006. Report of the General Committee: 9. Taxon 55:796. Note: conservation deemed unnecessary
  2. Brummitt, R. K. 1995. Report of the Committee for Spermatophyta: 43. Taxon 44:611-612. Note: conservation proposal recommended
  3. Brummitt, R. K. 2000. Report of the Committee for Spermatophyta: 49. Taxon 49:274. Note: conservation proposal 1370 not recommended
  4. Jarvis, C. E. 1991. Seventy-two proposals for the conservation of types of selected Linnaean generic names, the report of Subcommittee 3C on the lectotypification of Linnaean generic names. Taxon 41:552-583. Note: subcommittee on Linnaean generic names proposal for conservation
  5. Kita, Y. & M. Ito. 2000. Nuclear ribosomal ITS sequences and phylogeny in East Asian Aconitum subgenus Aconitum (Ranunculaceae), with special reference to extensive polymorphism in individual plants. Pl. Syst. Evol. 225:1-13.
  6. Luo, Y. et al. 2005. Phylogeny of Aconitum subgenus Aconitum (Ranunculaceae) inferred from ITS sequences. Pl. Syst. Evol. 252:11-25.
  7. Nicolson, D. H. 1999. Report of the General Committee: 8. Taxon 48:373-374. Note: action on Linnaean generic names deferred
  8. Starmühler, W. 1998. (1370) Proposal to conserve the name Aconitum (Ranunculaceae) with A. variegatum as its type. Taxon 47:747-748.
  9. Tamura, M. 1995. Angiospermae: Ordnung Ranunculales. Fam. Ranunculaceae. In: Engler, A. & K. Prantl, eds., Die Naturlichen Pflanzenfamilien 17a(4):274. Note: ed. 1. 1887-1915; ed. 2. 1925-
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomygenus?id=112. Accessed 12 May 2026.