Brunfelsia grandiflora D.Don

Largeflower brunfelsia (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Solanales > Solanaceae > Brunfelsia

Characteristics

A hermaphrodite evergreen shrub. It grows 1.5-4m high.
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Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
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Mature height (meter) 1.5 - 4.0
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Environment

An understorey plant in dense, moist primary forest and the more open secondary growth formations; growing at elevations from 100-2,000 metres.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

Uses environmental use medicinal social use wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use Anticonvulsants (root), Antirheumatic agents (root), Aphrodisiacs (root), Antipyretics (unspecified), Hallucinogens (unspecified), Narcotics (unspecified)
Human toxicity toxic (root), toxic (whole)
Animal toxicity strong toxic (root), strong toxic (whole)

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 26
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Images

Brunfelsia grandiflora unspecified picture

Distribution

Brunfelsia grandiflora world distribution map, present in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Brunfelsia grandiflora threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:37537-2
WFO ID wfo-0001019834
COL ID NFRJ
BDTFX ID -
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Brunfelsia grandiflora Brunfelsia tastevinii Franciscea grandiflora Brunfelsia grandiflora subsp. schultesii Brunfelsia calycina f. grandiflora