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Datura suaveolens

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Identification
Brugmansia suaveolens (Willd.) Bercht. & C.Presl [family SOLANACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Plowman, T., Brugmansia arborea Wild. [family SOLANACEAE ] Datura arborea L. [family SOLANACEAE ] Datura suaveolens Humb. & Bonpl. [family SOLANACEAE ]
Related name
  • Datura arborea
  • Brugmansia suaveolens
  • Brugmansia arborea
  • Datura gardneri
  • Datura suaveolens
Common name
  • kubejarro (Hallam) (THE GAMBIA, WOLOF), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5
  • Gambia) mereng (Halam) (THE GAMBIA, FULA-PULAAR (The), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5
  • aweawu = to chew is to die (FRI) pepeadiawo = to chew is to d (GHANA, AKAN-ASANTE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5
  • kubejarro = cure-all; refers also to several Datura spp. (Hallam) (THE GAMBIA, MANDING-MANDINKA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5
  • angel’s trumpets, moonflower (Hallam)., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5

Flora

Entry for Datura suaveolens Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. [family SOLANACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of West Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of West Tropical Africa, Vol 2,
Names
Datura suaveolens Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. [family SOLANACEAE], Enum. Pl.Berol. 227 (1809); Safford, l.c. 185; Sachet l.c. 46.
Datura gardneri Hook. [family SOLANACEAE], BotMagt4252 (1846).
Information
A shrub or small tree like the last; flowers white, fragrant.
Range
A native of Brazil, now much cultivated in the tropics.
Distribution
S. L.: Regent Sc. Elliott 4107!Ghana: Agogo (Apr.) Vigne FH 1909![Br.] Cam.: Buea (Nov.) Migeod 113!

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