Datura arborea L.

 
  • Family : SOLANACEAE
  • Family (As per The Plant List) : Solanaceae
  • Species : Datura arborea
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Brugmansia arborea (L.) Steud.
  • Key identification features : Large trumpet shaped flowers
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Native : South America
  • Comments : Planted for fencing coffee gardens. Often escapes from cultivations. The alkaloid scopalamine is present in the plant.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Cultivated
  • Floras referred : Sharma B.D, 1984 - Flora of Karnataka Analysis; N.P.Singh, 1988- Flora of Eastern Karnataka

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