Brugmansia sanguinea
| Brugmansia sanguinea | |
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| Brugmansia sanguinea | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Solanales |
| Family: | Solanaceae |
| Genus: | Brugmansia |
| Species: | B. sanguinea
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| Binomial name | |
| Brugmansia sanguinea (Ruiz & Pav.) D.Don
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| Synonyms | |
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Datura sanguinea Ruiz & Pav. | |
Brugmansia sanguinea, the red angel's trumpet, is a species of South American flowering shrub or small tree belonging to the genus Brugmansia in tribe
shamanic purposes by the South American Natives for centuries - possibly even millennia.[1]
Description
Brugmansia sanguinea is a small tree reaching up to 10 m (33 ft) in height. The pendent, tubular/trumpet-shaped flowers come in shades of brilliant red, yellow, orange and green.[2]
Distribution
B. sanguinea is endemic to the Andes mountains from Colombia to northern Chile at elevations from 2,000 to 3,000 m (6,600 to 9,800 ft).[3]
Toxicity
All parts of Brugmansia sanguinea are poisonous. Different parts of the plant contain
hyoscine).[4][5] The seeds of B. sanguinea contain approximately 0.17% alkaloids by mass, of which 78% are scopolomine.[5]
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References
- ^ Hoffmann, Albert; Schultes Richard Evans; Ratsch, Christian; Plants of the Gods, pp. 33
- ISBN 978-0-521-76164-2.
- ISBN 1-55209-598-3.
- ISBN 978-1-4042-1140-7.
- ^ a b Hoffmann, Albert; Schultes, Richard Evans; Ratsch, Christian. Plants of the Gods. p. 37. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
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