Thorn Apple
Datura metel
Also known as Devils Weed, Datura, Jimpson Weed
About Thorn Apple
Datura metel is a shrub-like annual (zone 5–7) or short-lived, shrubby perennial (zone 8–10), commonly known in Europe as Indian thornapple, Hindu datura, or metel and in the United States as devil's trumpet or angel's trumpet. Datura metel is naturalised in all the warmer countries of the world. It is found notably in India, where it is known by the ancient, Sanskrit-derived, Hindi name dhatūra (धतूरा), from which the genus name Datura is derived. The plant is cultivated worldwide, both as an ornamental and for its medicinal properties, the latter being due to its tropane alkaloid content.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Datura metel
- Genus
- Datura
- Family
- SOLANACEAE
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Degraded dry- and moist deciduous forests and wastelands
- Native to
- Old World tropics
- Distribution
- Paleotropics
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- Safed dhatura सफ़ैद धतूरा
- Bengali
- ধুতুরা, ধুতরো
- Tamil
- ஊமத்தை Umattai, மாதுளம் Madulam, ஊமத்தை
- Malayalam
- Ummata, ഉമ്മം, ഉമ്മത്ത്
Solanaceae
Nightshade/Tomato family
Thorn Apple belongs to the Solanaceae family.
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