Safed Dhatura / Datura
Datura innoxia
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Telangana & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Datura innoxia
- Genus
- Datura
- Family
- Solanaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Native to
- Mexico
- Distribution
- Introduced in most parts of the world
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Telangana, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Solanaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Solanaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- सफ़ैद धतूरा Safed dhatura
- Tamil
- ஊமத்தை
- Telugu
- ఉమ్మెత్త
- Malayalam
- Ummata, ഡാറ്റുറ ഇൻനോക്സിയ
- Marathi
- धोतरा Dhotara, धुत्रो Dhutro
- Gujarati
- ધતુરો
About Safed Dhatura
Datura (Datura innoxia) is an undershrub belonging to the Solanaceae family (Nightshade/Tomato family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate simple leaves, cymose (extra-axillary) flower clusters, berry/capsule fruit. Native to Mexico, it is distributed across Introduced in most parts of the world. It flowers and fruits through much of the year. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Solanaceae
Nightshade/Tomato family
Safed Dhatura belongs to the Solanaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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