Brugmansia × insignis

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Lamiids
Ordo: Solanales

Familia: Solanaceae
Subfamilia: Solanoideae
Tribus: Datureae
Genus: Brugmansia
Species: Brugmansia × insignis
Name

Brugmansia × insignis (Barb.Rodr.) Lockwood ex R.E.Schult., Bot. Mus. Leafl. 25(4): 124. 1977.
Formula hybridae: Brugmansia suaveolens (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Bercht. & J.Presl × Brugmansia versicolor Lagerh.

Synonyms

Basionym
Datura insignis Barb.Rodr., Vellosia ed. 2, 1: 62. 1891.
Heterotypic
Brugmansia dolichocarpa Lagerh.
Brugmansia longifolia Lagerh.
Datura dolichocarpa (Lagerh.) Saff.
Datura longifolia (Lagerh.) Saff.

References

Schultes, R.E. 1977. Botanical Museum Leaflets. [Harvard University]. Cambridge, MA 25: 124.
PBL et al. 2022. Brugmansia × insignis in Solanaceae Source A global taxonomic resource for the nightshade family Published online. Accessed: 2022 Oct. 10. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Brugmansia × insignis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

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.

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

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 20 November 2021.
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.
Pratt, Christina (2007). An Encyclopedia of Shamanism Volume 1. The Rosen Publishing Group. pp. 68–70. ISBN 978-1-4042-1140-7.
Biology digest. Plexus Pub. 1991. p. 18.