Brugmansia insignis
Brugmansia insignis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Solanales |
Family: | Solanaceae |
Genus: | Brugmansia |
Species: | B. insignis |
Binomial name | |
Brugmansia insignis (Barb.Rodr.) Lockwood ex R.E.Schult. | |
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]
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
References
- 1 2 Hay, A. (2014). "Brugmansia insignis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2014: e.T51247667A51248842. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T51247667A51248842.en. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- 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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