Datura wrightii Regel

Sacred thorn-apple (en), Datura sacré (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Solanales > Solanaceae > Darcyanthus > Datura

Characteristics

Annual herb, tomentose with retrorse, non-glandular hairs and some erect, glandular hairs. Mature leaves ovate to angularly ovate, the lamina up to 16 cm long and 10 cm wide, entire or irregularly lobed. Calyx 6–9 cm long, 5–lobed; lobes 10–25 mm long, sometimes incompletely separated. Corolla 14–20 cm long, white, usually tinged with lavender towards margin, 5–lobed; lobes ending in slender point 5–13 mm long. Stamens shortly exserted; anthers 10–14 mm long. Style 15–17 cm long; stigma above level of anthers. Capsule globose, to 3.5 cm diam., deflexed, spiny; spines numerous, sharp, all about equal in length, usually 3–5 mm long; persistent base of calyx to 10 mm long, prominent. Seeds 5–6 mm long, yellow-brown to grey-brown.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 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

Light 4-9
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 1-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-10

Usage

Uses beverage medicinal poison smoking
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use Disinfectant (flower), Eye Medicine (flower), Veterinary Aid (flower), Dermatological Aid (flower), Analgesic (leaf), Antirheumatic (External) (leaf), Respiratory Aid (leaf), Toothache (leaf), Unspecified (leaf), Cathartic (leaf), Dermatological Aid (leaf), Hallucinogen (leaf), Narcotic (leaf), Veterinary Aid (leaf), Hunting Medicine (leaf), Ceremonial Medicine (root), Disinfectant (root), Narcotic (root), Unspecified (root), Hallucinogen (root), Analgesic (root), Antirheumatic (External) (root), Orthopedic Aid (root), Dermatological Aid (root), Poison (root), Blood Medicine (root), Gastrointestinal Aid (root), Other (root), Anesthetic (root), Love Medicine (seed), Narcotic (seed), Hallucinogen (seed), Antidote (unspecified), Hallucinogen (unspecified), Hunting Medicine (unspecified), Other (unspecified), Poison (unspecified), Snake Bite Remedy (unspecified), Sports Medicine (unspecified), Unspecified (unspecified), Veterinary Aid (unspecified), Narcotic (unspecified), Psychological Aid (unspecified), Stimulant (unspecified), Analgesic (unspecified), Ceremonial Medicine (unspecified), Dermatological Aid (unspecified), Pediatric Aid (unspecified), Orthopedic Aid (unspecified), Witchcraft Medicine (unspecified), Antirheumatic (Internal) (unspecified), Gastrointestinal Aid (unspecified), Laxative (unspecified), Sedative (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 21 - 42
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 18
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Datura wrightii habit picture by Prieta Javier (cc-by-sa)
Datura wrightii habit picture by Corrine Marshall (cc-by-sa)
Datura wrightii habit picture by gonzalez oscar (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Datura wrightii leaf picture by Prieta Javier (cc-by-sa)
Datura wrightii leaf picture by ANTONIO MASI (cc-by-sa)
Datura wrightii leaf picture by Carreras David (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Datura wrightii flower picture by Sonia Miranda (cc-by-sa)
Datura wrightii flower picture by Carreras David (cc-by-sa)
Datura wrightii flower picture by Francesca beccai (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Datura wrightii fruit picture by Megan Sweet (cc-by-sa)
Datura wrightii fruit picture by Alejandra López-Chicheri (cc-by-sa)
Datura wrightii fruit picture by Jill Barkdull (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Datura wrightii world distribution map, present in Australia, Spain, Mexico, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:815620-1
WFO ID wfo-0001021401
COL ID 34B7P
BDTFX ID 85326
INPN ID 611231
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Datura metel var. quinquecuspida Datura wrightii