Aconitum firmum
| Aconitum firmum | |
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NE (Not Evaluated)
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Ranunculaceae |
| Genus: | Aconitum |
| Species: | A. firmum
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| Binomial name | |
| Aconitum firmum Rchb.
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Aconitum firmum (Czech: oměj tuhý, Polish: tojad mocny) is a species of monkshood that is found in Southern Poland, Slovakia, and Czechia, with a few instances in Ukraine and Romania.[1][2]
Appearance
Aconitum firmum has indigo flowers that are about 2 centimeters big, and can grow up to around 40 centimeters tall.[3]
Toxicity
Like all monkshoods, Aconitum firmum is highly poisonous. All parts of the plant, with the highest concentration being in the roots and seeds, contain aconitine, which is a potent nerve poison.
Conservation
In Poland, Aconitum firmum is a protected species, along with all other monkshood species in Poland. The subspecies A. firmum subsp. moravicum is recognized as Near Threatened by the IUCN Red List[4], although A. firmum itself has not been evaluated by the IUCN.[5]
Taxonomy
Name
Aconitum firmum was named by Ludwig Reichenbach. The species name firmum comes from the inflection of the Latin word firmus, meaning stable and firm. The Czech and Polish common names both reflect on this and can be literally translated to "strong aconite".
Subspecies
Aconitum firmum is divided into 6 subspecies and 1 variety[6] which are:
- Aconitum firmum subsp. bucovinense (Zapal.) Aschers. & Graebn.
- Aconitum firmum subsp. firmum
- Aconitum firmum subsp. maninense (Skalický) Starm.
- Aconitum firmum subsp. moravicum V.Skalick
- Aconitum firmum subsp. paxii Starm.
- Aconitum firmum subsp. zapalowiczii Starm.
- Aconitum firmum var. portae-ferratae Starm. & Mitka
References
- ^ "Search". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2020-05-06.
- ^ "Aconitum firmum Rchb. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- ^ "Occurrence Detail 1933386570". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2020-05-06.
- ^ Sciences), Viera Ferakova (Slovak Academy of; Agriculture), Pavol Eliáš (Slovak University of; Iva Hodálová (Institute of Botany, Slovak Academy of Sciences); List), Pavol Mereďa (Slovak Plant Red; Zbigniew Mirek (W. Szafer Institute of Botany, Poland); Halina Piękoś-Mirkowa (W. Szafer Institute of Botany, Poland) (2011-03-28). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Moravian monkshood". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
- ^ "Aconitum firmum - Rchb". eunis.eea.europa.eu. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
- ^ "Catalogue of Life : Aconitum firmum Rchb". www.catalogueoflife.org. Retrieved 2020-05-06.