Datura metel
A species in the Solanaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Solanales
- Family
- Solanaceae
- Genus
- Datura
- Species
- Datura metel
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1753
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Datura metel. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
16 synonyms in this snapshot
- Brugmansia waymanniPaxton
- Datura albaNees
- Datura alba var. africanumMattei
- Datura bojeriDelile
- Datura cornucopiahort.
- Datura cornucopiaJ.R.Pitcher & Manda
- Datura fastuosaL.
- Datura fastuosa var. alba(Nees) C.B.Clarke
- Datura hummatuBernh.
- Datura hummatu var. dubiaBernh.
- Datura hummatu var. fastuosa(L.) Bernh.
- Datura hummatu var. rubraBernh.
- Datura metelMill.
- Datura nilhummatuDunal
- Stramonium fastuosum(L.) Moench
- Stramonium metel(L.) Moench
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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