Datura quercifolia Kunth

Chinese thorn-apple (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Solanales > Solanaceae > Darcyanthus > Datura

Characteristics

A herb.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Roadsides, and as a weed of fertle wasteland; at elevations from 1,200-1,800 metres.
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It is a subtropical plant.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 4-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-9

Usage

CAUTION: IT IS POISONOUS. The seeds are very poisonous. The active poisonous alkaloids are atropine, hyoscyamine and hyoscine. The fruit have been processed by mixing with clay to remove the toxin then eaten or used for a drink. This is NOT recommended.
Uses environmental use medicinal ornamental poison
Edible fruits leaves roots
Therapeutic use Anthelmintics (fruit), Antihypertensive agents (fruit), Asthma (fruit), Hypoglycemia (fruit), Hypoglycemic agents (fruit), Spasm (fruit), Psychological Aid (root), Anthelmintics (unspecified), Antihypertensive agents (unspecified), Estrogen receptor modulators (unspecified), Hypoglycemia (unspecified), Hypoglycemic agents (unspecified), Spasm (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 14 - 41
Germination temperacture (C°) 19 - 22
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -12
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

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Distribution

Datura quercifolia world distribution map, present in Honduras, Mexico, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:815596-1
WFO ID wfo-0001021358
COL ID 34B73
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 968082
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Datura quercifolia Datura villosa