Brugmansia insignis
{{Short description|Species of plant}}
{{Speciesbox
|image = Brugmansia insignis Ecuador.jpg
|image_caption =
|status = EW
|status_system = IUCN3.1
|genus = Brugmansia
|species = insignis
|authority = (Barb.Rodr.) Lockwood ex R.E.Schult.
|synonyms =Datura insignis Barb.Rodr.
Brugmansia longifolia Lagerh.
}}
Brugmansia insignis is a South American species of angel's trumpet with large, fragrant flowers. The IUCN has listed this species as Extinct in the Wild, although like the other members of its genus its survival has been ensured by its popularity as an ornamental plant.
Description
Brugmansia insignis are shrubs or small trees reaching up to {{convert|3|to|4|m|0|abbr=on}} in height. The large, nodding, funnel-shaped flowers come in shades of white and pink. The flowers have a shape very similar to Brugmansia suaveolens, but can be differentiated by their long corolla at the edge {{convert|3|to|6|cm|abbr=on}}, and by the very narrow, extra long tubular extension at the base of the flower corolla that is even longer than in B. suaveolens.{{cite book | last1 = Preissel | first1 = Ulrike | last2 = Preissel | first2 = Hans-Georg | title = Brugmansia and Datura: Angel's Trumpets and Thorn Apples | publisher = Firefly Books | year = 2002 | location = Buffalo, New York | pages = 106–129 | isbn = 1-55209-598-3 }}
Distribution
Toxicity
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All parts of Brugmansia insignis are poisonous.{{cite book|last=Pratt|first=Christina|title=An Encyclopedia of Shamanism Volume 1|year=2007|publisher=The Rosen Publishing Group|isbn=978-1-4042-1140-7|pages=68–70|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V_betetLgEMC&q=brugmansia&pg=PA69}}{{cite book
| title = Biology digest
| publisher = Plexus Pub.
| year = 1991
| pages = 18
| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=xB5ZAAAAYAAJ&q=brugmansia+
}}
References
{{Commons category|Brugmansia × insignis}}
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