Angel's trumpet
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Angel's Trumpet
- It is a common nameCommon nameA common name of a taxon or organism is a name in general use within a community; it is often contrasted with the scientific name for the same organism...
for two closely related genera in the SolanaceaeSolanaceaeSolanaceae are a family of flowering plants that include a number of important agricultural crops as well as many toxic plants. The name of the family comes from the Latin Solanum "the nightshade plant", but the further etymology of that word is unclear...
family: - BrugmansiaBrugmansiaBrugmansia is a genus of seven species of flowering plants in the family Solanaceae, native to subtropical regions of South America, along the Andes from Colombia to northern Chile, and also in southeastern Brazil. They are known as Angel's Trumpets, sharing that name with the closely related genus...
- comprising woody plants with pendulous flowers - DaturaDaturaDatura is a genus of nine species of vespertine flowering plants belonging to the family Solanaceae. Its precise and natural distribution is uncertain, owing to its extensive cultivation and naturalization throughout the temperate and tropical regions of the globe...
- comprising herbaceous plants with erect flowers - It is a common name of Maurandya barclayanaMaurandya barclayanaMaurandya barclayana is an ornamental plant in the Plantaginaceae family. This plant is cited in The movements and habits of climbing plants by Charles Darwin....
in the PlantaginaceaePlantaginaceaePlantaginaceae Juss. or plantain family, are a family of flowering plants in the order Lamiales. The type genus is Plantago L..In older classifications it used to be the only family of the order Plantaginales, but numerous phylogenetic studies, summarized by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group, have...
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