Brugmansia insignis | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Solanales |
Family: | Solanaceae |
Genus: | Brugmansia |
Species: | B. insignis
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Binomial name | |
Brugmansia insignis (
Barb.Rodr.) Lockwood ex
R.E.Schult.
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Synonyms | |
Datura insignis
Barb.Rodr. |
Brugmansia insignis is a South American species of angel's trumpet with large, fragrant flowers. The IUCN has listed this species as Extinct in the Wild, [1] although like the other members of its genus its survival has been ensured by its popularity as an ornamental plant.
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 corolla at the edge 3 to 6 cm (1.2 to 2.4 in), and by the very narrow, extra long tubular extension at the base of the flower corolla that is even longer than in B. suaveolens. [2]
They are endemic to the upper Amazon region, at the eastern base of the Andes mountains of Peru. [2]
All parts of Brugmansia insignis are poisonous. [3] [4]
Brugmansia insignis | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Solanales |
Family: | Solanaceae |
Genus: | Brugmansia |
Species: | B. insignis
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Binomial name | |
Brugmansia insignis (
Barb.Rodr.) Lockwood ex
R.E.Schult.
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Synonyms | |
Datura insignis
Barb.Rodr. |
Brugmansia insignis is a South American species of angel's trumpet with large, fragrant flowers. The IUCN has listed this species as Extinct in the Wild, [1] although like the other members of its genus its survival has been ensured by its popularity as an ornamental plant.
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 corolla at the edge 3 to 6 cm (1.2 to 2.4 in), and by the very narrow, extra long tubular extension at the base of the flower corolla that is even longer than in B. suaveolens. [2]
They are endemic to the upper Amazon region, at the eastern base of the Andes mountains of Peru. [2]
All parts of Brugmansia insignis are poisonous. [3] [4]