Hyoscyamus

Hyoscyamus — known as the henbanes — is a small genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family, Solanaceae. It comprises 11 species, all of which are toxic. It, along with other genera in the same family, is a source of the drug hyoscyamine (daturine).

Hyoscyamus
Hyoscyamus niger
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
Subfamily: Solanoideae
Tribe: Hyoscyameae
Genus: Hyoscyamus
L.[1]
Species

11, see text

Selected species

ImageScientific nameDistribution
Hyoscyamus albus L. White henbaneSpain and Morocco
Hyoscyamus aureus L. Golden henbane
Hyoscyamus boveanus L.
Hyoscyamus desertorum L.
Hyoscyamus muticus L. Egyptian henbane (synonym: H. falezlez)North Africa and Arabia
Hyoscyamus niger L. Black henbaneEurasia
Hyoscyamus pusillus L.East Asia
Hyoscyamus reticulatus L.[2]

References

  1. "Hyoscyamus L." Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2009-09-01. Archived from the original on 2008-10-05. Retrieved 2010-04-29.
  2. "Species Records of Hyoscyamus". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Archived from the original on 2008-10-05. Retrieved 2010-04-29.

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