Duboisia hopwoodii
| Duboisia hopwoodii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Solanales |
| Family: | Solanaceae |
| Genus: | Duboisia |
| Species: | D. hopwoodii
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| Binomial name | |
| Duboisia hopwoodii (F.Muell.) F.Muell.
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| Synonyms | |
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Anthocercis hopwoodii F.Muell. | |
Duboisia hopwoodii is a shrub native to the arid interior region of Australia. Common names include pituri, pitchuri thornapple or pitcheri.[1]
Description
The species has an erect habit, usually growing to between 1 and 3 metres in height, with long, narrow leaves.[2][3] Flowers are white and bell-shaped with violet-striped throats.[3] These appear between June and November in the species' native range followed by purple-black, rounded berries which are 3 to 6 mm in diameter.[1][2] Like other members of the Solanaceae family such as tobacco, D. hopwoodii contains nicotine.[4]
Pituri
Taxonomy
The species was first formally described by botanist Ferdinand von Mueller in 1861 in Fragmenta phytographiae Australiae and given the name Anthocercis hopwoodii. In 1876, von Mueller transferred the species to the genus Duboisia.[8]
References
- ^ a b "Duboisia hopwoodii ". Electronic Flora of South Australia Fact Sheet. State Herbarium of South Australia. Retrieved 2010-03-09.
- ^ Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ ISBN 978-0867780079.
- . Retrieved 6 December 2020.
- ^ Littlejohn, Katie. "Duboisia hopwoodii - Pituri Bush". Retrieved 2010-03-03.
- PMID 22923602.
- ISBN 0-8018-5438-5
- ^ "Duboisia hopwoodii". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2010-03-09.