Brugmansia arborea
| Brugmansia arborea | |
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| Brugmansia arborea with fruit | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Solanales |
| Family: | Solanaceae |
| Subfamily: | Solanoideae |
| Tribe: | Datureae |
| Genus: | Brugmansia |
| Species: | B. arborea |
| Binomial name | |
| Brugmansia arborea (L.) Lagerh. |
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Brugmansia arborea (Angel's Trumpet) is a species of flowering plant in the tomato family, Solanaceae.
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[edit] Description
Brugmansia arborea is an evergreen shrub reaching about 5 metres (16 ft) in height. Leaves are deciduous, pale green, 20–30 centimetres (7.9–12 in) long and 10–15 centimetres (3.9–5.9 in) wide, alternate, ovate to elliptic, with entire margins and hairy underside. Flowers are fragrant, trumpet-shaped and hanging, white to pale orange, about 30 centimetres (12 in) long and 15–20 centimetres (5.9–7.9 in) in diameter. The flowering period extends from Summer to Fall. The fruits are spindle-shaped.
[edit] Distribution
It is native to Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, and Peru.[1]
[edit] Habitat
This plant prefers partial shade and temperate or warm climate. It is drought tolerant and requires rich soil and abundant irrigation.
[edit] References
- ^ "Brugmansia arborea (L.) Lagerh.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 1999-02-26. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?70131. Retrieved 2009-09-28.
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