Brugmansia insignis
| Brugmansia insignis | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Solanales |
| Family: | Solanaceae |
| Subfamily: | Solanoideae |
| Tribe: | Datureae |
| Genus: | Brugmansia |
| Binomial name | |
| Brugmansia insignis (Barb.Rodr.) Lockwood ex R.E.Schult. | |
| Synonyms | |
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Datura insignis Barb.Rodr. | |
Brugmansia insignis is a South American species of Angel Trumpet with large, fragrant flowers. The IUCN has listed this species as Extinct in the Wild.[1]
Description
Brugmansia insignis are shrubs or small trees reaching up to 3 to 4 m (10 to 13 ft) in height. The large, nodding, funnel-shaped flowers come in shades of white and pink. The flowers have a shape very similar to Brugmansia suaveolens, but can be differentiated by their long tendrils at the corolla edge of 3 to 6 cm (1.2 to 2.4 in), and by the very narrow tubular extension to the flower corolla that is even longer than in B. suaveolens.[2]
Distribution
They are endemic to the upper Amazon region, at the eastern base of the Andes mountains of Peru.[2]
Toxicity
All parts of Brugmansia insignis are poisonous.[3][4]
References
- 1 2 Hay, A. (2013). "Brugmansia insignis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- 1 2 Preissel, Ulrike; Preissel, Hans-Georg (2002). Brugmansia and Datura: Angel's Trumpets and Thorn Apples. Buffalo, New York: Firefly Books. pp. 106–129. ISBN 1-55209-598-3.
- ↑ Pratt, Christina (2007). An Encyclopedia of Shamanism Volume 1. The Rosen Publishing Group. pp. 68–70. ISBN 978-1-4042-1140-7.
- ↑ Biology digest. Plexus Pub. 1991. p. 18.
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