Brugmansia vulcanicola

Brugmansia vulcanicola, ( = "the volcanic-soil-favouring angel's trumpet" ) is a shrub or small tree belonging to the genus Brugmansia of tribe Datureae in subfamily Solanoideae of the nightshade family, Solanaceae.

Brugmansia vulcanicola

Extinct in the Wild  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Brugmansia
Species:
B. vulcanicola
Binomial name
Brugmansia vulcanicola
Synonyms

Datura vulcanicola A.S.Barclay

Description

Brugmansia vulcanicola forms a shrub or small tree reaching 4 m (13 ft) in height. The pendent, tubular / trumpet-shaped flowers are the smallest of all Brugmansia at only 15 to 22 cm (6 to 9 in). They also have the shortest corolla peaks at 0.5 to 1.5 cm (0.20 to 0.59 in). The flowers can be found in shades of red, yellow, and pink.[1]

Distribution

They are endemic to the Andes mountains of Colombia and Ecuador at elevations of 2,800 to 3,300 m (9,200 to 10,800 ft).[1]

Toxicity
Main article: Brugmansia (Toxicity)

All parts of Brugmansia vulcanicola are poisonous, containing tropane alkaloids.[2][3]

References
  1. 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.
  2. Pratt, Christina (2007). An Encyclopedia of Shamanism Volume 1. The Rosen Publishing Group. pp. 68–70. ISBN 978-1-4042-1140-7.
  3. Biology digest. Plexus Pub. 1991. p. 18.
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