Atropa acuminata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Solanales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Solanales

Familia: Solanaceae
Subfamilia: Solanoideae
Tribus: Hyoscyameae
Genus: Atropa
Species: Atropa acuminata

Name

Atropa acuminata Royle ex Lindl., J. Hort. Soc. London 1: 306 (1846).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Atropa acuminata Royle, Illustr. Bot. Himal. 279 (1835), nom. nud.
• Heterotypic
  • Atropa lutescens Jacquem. ex C.B.Clarke, J.D.Hooker, Fl. Brit. India 4: 241 (1883).
  • Atropa belladonna var. flava Pater, Pharm. Zentralh. 63: 77 (1922).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia Afghanistan, Iran. Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indian Subcontinent Assam, India (introduced), Pakistan, West Himalaya. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Additional references

• Nasir, Y.J. 1985. Solanaceae. In: Ali, S.I. (ed.): Flora of Pakistan 168. 61 pp. University of Karachi, Department of Botany, Karachi efloras Reference page.  Atropa

Links

• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Atropa acuminata in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.
• Mansfeld's World Database of Agriculture and Horticultural Crops

Vernacular names

English: Indian belladonna
svenska: Indisk belladonna

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