Datura stramonium L. (??) from Assam KD 01 June 2022

[Karuna Das]

Dear All,

    Attached images are Datura stramonium L. (??). Please validate.

 
Date : 01.06.2022
Location: Assam
Family : Solanaceae
Genus & species : Datura stramonium L. (??)
Habitat: Grows wild on road side
Habit :  Shrub  
Flower : Light yellow

 
With regards
Karuna Kanta Das
Guwahati 781012

[Saroj Kasaju]

Datura metel L.??

Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju

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[J.M. Garg]

Pl. check https://efloraofindia.com/2011/02/24/datura/

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[J.M. Garg]

Yes, appears close to images at Datura metel

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[Saroj Kasaju]

Thank you Mr. Garg !

Saroj Kasaju

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Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju

[Mahadeswara]

https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/m---z/s/solanaceae/datura/datura-metel#:~:text=Plants%20of%20D.-,metel%20are%20generally%20taller%20less%20branched%20and%20erect%20often%20reaching,and%20spreading%2C%20stems%20not%20purplish.&text=for%20the%20identification%20key%20of%20Datura%20for%20further%20references.

Luckily you can distinguish them from vegetative plants and flowers also.

1. Plants glabrescent; calyx 5-angled; corolla less than 12 cm long; leaves sinnuate-dentate, anthers less than 5 mm long (capsule erect, 4-valved, with stout up to 5 mm long prickles)...D. stramonium

1a. Plants glabrescent or hairy; calyx cylindrical; corolla more than 12 cm long; leaves entire or sinuate but not

dentate, anthers longer than 1 cm (capsule deflexed, irregularly dehiscent)... 2

2. Plants gladular-pubescent, not purple; calyx 8-10 cm long; corolla 15-18 cm long, anthers 10-17 mm long (capsules deflexed, covered with slender prickles, pubescent, irregularly dehiscent)......................D. inoxia

2a. Plants glabrescent, often purple; calyx 4-9 cm long; corolla 14-20 cm long; anthers 10-12 mm long (capsule deflexed, with short broad-based short prickles, irregularly dehiscent)...............D. metel