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Hyoscyamus

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Kingdom
  
Family
  
Tribe
  
Higher classification
  
Nightshade

Order
  
Subfamily
  
Scientific name
  
Hyoscyamus

Rank
  
Genus

Hyoscyamus wwwflorasagovauefsalucidSolanaceaeSolanace

Lower classifications
  
Hyoscyamus niger, White Henbane

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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).

Contents

Hyoscyamus niger henbane


Selected species

  • Hyoscyamus albus L. – White Henbane
  • Hyoscyamus aureus L. – Golden Henbane
  • Hyoscyamus boveanus L.
  • Hyoscyamus desertorum L.
  • Hyoscyamus muticus L. – Egyptian Henbane (synonym: H. falezlez)
  • Hyoscyamus niger L. – Black Henbane
  • Hyoscyamus pusillus L.
  • Hyoscyamus reticulatus L.
  • References

    Hyoscyamus Wikipedia