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Brugmansia arborea
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Family:
SOLANACEAE
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Citation: Brugmansia arborea (L.) Steud., Nomencl. Bot. ed. 2, 1: 230 1840.
Datura arborea L., Sp. Pl. 179. 1753; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 941(660). 1923; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 272. 1989; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 349. 2005.
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Description:
Large shrubs. Leaves broadly elliptic-ovate, 15-18 by 8-11 cm, base obliquely rounded, apex acute. Flowers pendulous; calyx to 12 cm long; slightly inflated; corolla white, to 25 cm long. Capsule globose.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
December-March
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District(s):
Kottayam, Pathanamthitta, Idukki, Wayanad, Palakkad
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Grown in gardens, also found as an escape in the High Ranges
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Distribution:
South America
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
White
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Weed:
Yes
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
Yes
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Garden:
Yes
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Sholayar, Kakki hills
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