Kingdom Plantae Family Solanaceae Tribe Datureae Rank Species | Order Solanales Subfamily Solanoideae Genus Brugmansia | |
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Similar Brugmansia versicolor, Brugmansia vulcanicola, Brugmansia aurea, Brugmansia sanguinea, Brugmansia arborea | ||
Brugmansia insignis is a South American species of Angel Trumpet with large, fragrant flowers. The IUCN has listed this species as Extinct in the Wild.
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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.
Distribution
They are endemic to the upper Amazon region, at the eastern base of the Andes mountains of Peru.
Toxicity
All parts of Brugmansia insignis are poisonous.
References
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