Aconitum

See also: aconitum

Translingual

Aconitum napellus

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Aconitum n

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 variegatum, Aconitum noveboracense (northern blue monkshood) - 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 Encyclopedia of Life
Aconitum on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Aconitum at Germplasm Resources Information Network
Aconitum at Tropicos
Aconitum at The Plant List

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