The climbing clan of Aconitum.

摘要

This paper describes the climbing species of Aconitum and provides details on the characteristics of the some species: A. hemsleyanum, A. episcopale, A. delavayi, A. alboviolaceum, A. sczukinii, A. vilmorinianum, A. volubile and others. The historical background, geographical distribution and cultivation of the climbing Aconitum spp. are discussed. A key to Aconitum in series volubilia, native to Sichuan, China, is presented..