Aconitum

See also: aconitum

Translingual

Aconitum napellus

Etymology

From Latin aconītum (“monk's hood, wolfsbane”), from Ancient Greek ἀκόνιτον (akóniton).

Proper noun

Aconitum n

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Ranunculaceae – flowering plants in the buttercup family, with over 250 species; aconites, wolfbanes, monkhoods.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots - clades; Ranunculales - order; Ranunculaceae - family; Ranunculoideae - subfamily; Aconiteae - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Aconitum subg. Aconitum, Aconitum subg. Lycoctonum, Aconitum subg. Paraconitum - subgenera
  • Aconitum napellus (monk's hood) - type species; Aconitum anthora (healing wolfsbane, yellow monkshood), Aconitum variegatum, Aconitum noveboracense (northern blue monkshood), Aconitum carmichaelii (Carmichael's monkshood, Chinese wolfsbane), Aconitum ferox (Indian aconite), Aconitum lycoctonum (northern wolfsbane) - selected other species; for other species see Aconitum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

References

• Aconitum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Aconitum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Aconitum on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Aconitum at USDA Plants database
• Aconitum at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Aconitum at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Aconitum at Germplasm Resources Information Network
• Aconitum at Tropicos
• Aconitum at The Plant List