Dhatura / Long-Spined Thorn-Apple
Datura ferox
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu & more
How to identify Dhatura
Identify Dhatura by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Confirm leaf margin: Toothed.
- Confirm leaf surface: Pubescent.
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- Confirm fruit type: Legume.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan.
- Confirm it sits within the Solanaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Dhatura.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Datura ferox
- Genus
- Datura
- Family
- Solanaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Native to
- China
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan
Leaf characters
- Leaf margin
- ToothedrecordedA saw-like or jagged edge (serrate or dentate).“The most conspicuous part of the plant is its very wide, undulate, irregularly toothed leaves, which are covered with soft, downy hairs.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf surface
- PubescentrecordedCovered in short, soft hairs.“The most conspicuous part of the plant is its very wide, undulate, irregularly toothed leaves, which are covered with soft, downy hairs.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Dhatura itself; the rest are typical of the Solanaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
- Fruit type
- LegumerecordedA dry pod that splits open along two seams (typical of the pea/bean family).“Ferox means "strongly fortified," referring to the fearsome-looking spines on the seed pod.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Berry
Characters marked “recorded” are for Dhatura itself; the rest are typical of the Solanaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- धतूरा Dhatura
About Dhatura
Long-spined thorn-apple (Datura ferox) belongs to the Solanaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and 1 other states.
Solanaceae
Nightshade/Tomato family
Dhatura belongs to the Solanaceae family.
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