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Taxon:  Datura metel L.



Summary
Genus:
Datura
Family:
Solanaceae
Subfamily:
Solanoideae
Tribe:
Datureae
Nomen number:
13315
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 1:179. 1753
Verified:
02/20/1996 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Autonym(s)
Datura metel L. var. metel

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Datura alba Nees
Datura chlorantha Hook.
Datura fastuosa L.
Datura metel L. var. fastuosa (L.) Saff.
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Reference(s)
  1. Adams, C. 1972. Flowering plants of Jamaica
  2. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
  3. Babu, C. R. 1977. Herbaceous flora of Dehra Dun.
  4. Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
  5. Encke, F. et al. 1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage
  6. Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca. URL: http://www.kew.org/efloras/namesearch.do
  7. Farnsworth, N. R. & D. D. Soejarto. 1988. Global importance of medicinal plants (unpublished draft manuscript rev. 23)
  8. George, A. S., ed. 1982. Flora of Australia. 29:194-195.
  9. Hadkins, E. S. et al. 1997. Typification of Linnaean Datura names (Solanaceae). Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 125:298. Note: typification
  10. Hammer, K. et al. 1983. Vorarbeiten zur monographischen Darstellung von Wildpflanzensortimenten: Datura L., sectiones Dutra Bernh., Ceratocaulis Bernh, et Datura. Kulturpflanze 31:30.
  11. Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
  12. Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
  13. Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
  14. Kingsbury, J. M. 1964. Poisonous plants of the United States and Canada. Note: poisonous
  15. Lee, Y. N. 1997. Flora of Korea.
  16. Li, P. T. 2002. The five most poisonous plants in Hong Kong. Leafl. Hong Kong Herb. 6:4. URL: http://www.hkherbarium.net/Herbarium/publications.html
  17. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
  18. Matthew, K. M. 1983. The flora of the Tamilnadu Carnatic.
  19. McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
  20. Padua, L. S. de et al., eds. 1999. Medicinal and poisonous plants 1. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 12(1):233. URL: http://proseanet.org
  21. Parsons, W. T. & E. G. Cuthbertson. 1992. Noxious weeds of Australia Inkata Press, Melbourne, Australia.
  22. Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica. Note: = Datura fastuosa L.
  23. Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
  24. Reitz, R., ed. 1965-. Flora ilustrada catarinense.
  25. Saldanha, C. J. & D. H. Nicolson. 1976. Flora of Hassan district.
  26. Symon, D. E. & L. A. R. Haegi. 1991. Datura (Solanaceae) is a New World Genus. Solanaceae III: taxonomy, chemistry, evolution 197-210.
  27. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
  28. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). URL: http://www.efloras.org/browse.aspx?flora_id=2
Common names
English
downy thorn-apple –
Hindu datura –
Hindu thorn-apple –
hoary thorn-apple –
horn-of-plenty –
metel –
purple thorn-apple –
Portuguese
burbiaca –
Spanish
burladora –
Swedish
indisk spikklubba –
Transcribed Chinese
yang jin hua –
Transcribed Korean
huindogmalpul –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
2Cultivated    widely cult. in tropics
4Naturalized    sometimes natzd. in tropics
6Other    possible origin West Indies
Cultivated (widely cult. in tropics)
Naturalized (sometimes natzd. in tropics)
Other (possible origin West Indies)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Symon, D. E. & L. A. R. Haegi. 1991. Datura (Solanaceae) is a New World Genus. Solanaceae III: taxonomy, chemistry, evolution 197-210.
Medicinessource of hyoscine (scopolamine) Padua, L. S. de et al., eds. 1999. Medicinal and poisonous plants 1. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 12(1):233. URL: http://proseanet.org
Medicinessource of hyoscine (scopolamine) Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Medicinessource of hyoscine (scopolamine) McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Medicinessource of hyoscine (scopolamine) Farnsworth, N. R. & D. D. Soejarto. 1988. Global importance of medicinal plants (unpublished draft manuscript rev. 23)
Vertebrate poisonsmammals Kingsbury, J. M. 1964. Poisonous plants of the United States and Canada. Note: poisonous
Vertebrate poisonsmammals Li, P. T. 2002. The five most poisonous plants in Hong Kong. Leafl. Hong Kong Herb. 6:4. URL: http://www.hkherbarium.net/Herbarium/publications.html
Weed  Parsons, W. T. & E. G. Cuthbertson. 1992. Noxious weeds of Australia Inkata Press, Melbourne, Australia.


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