Brugmansia insignis

Brugmansia insignis is a South American species of angel's trumpet with large, fragrant flowers. The IUCN has listed this species as Extinct in the Wild,[1] although like the other members of its genus its survival has been ensured by its popularity as an ornamental plant.

Brugmansia insignis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Brugmansia
Species:
B. insignis
Binomial name
Brugmansia insignis
(Barb.Rodr.) Lockwood ex R.E.Schult.
Synonyms

Datura insignis Barb.Rodr.
Brugmansia longifolia Lagerh.

Description

Brugmansia insignis are shrubs or small trees reaching up to 3 to 4 m (10 to 13 ft) in height. The large, nodding, funnel-shaped flowers come in shades of white and pink. The flowers have a shape very similar to Brugmansia suaveolens, but can be differentiated by their long tendrils at the corolla edge of 3 to 6 cm (1.2 to 2.4 in), and by the very narrow tubular extension to the flower corolla that is even longer than in B. suaveolens.[2]

Distribution

They are endemic to the upper Amazon region, at the eastern base of the Andes mountains of Peru.[2]

Toxicity
Main article: Brugmansia (Toxicity)

All parts of Brugmansia insignis are poisonous.[3][4]

References
  1. Hay, A. (2014). "Brugmansia insignis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T51247667A51248842. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T51247667A51248842.en. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  2. Preissel, Ulrike; Preissel, Hans-Georg (2002). Brugmansia and Datura: Angel's Trumpets and Thorn Apples. Buffalo, New York: Firefly Books. pp. 106–129. ISBN 1-55209-598-3.
  3. Pratt, Christina (2007). An Encyclopedia of Shamanism Volume 1. The Rosen Publishing Group. pp. 68–70. ISBN 978-1-4042-1140-7.
  4. Biology digest. Plexus Pub. 1991. p. 18.
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