Taxonomy : Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Solanales > Solanaceae > Brugmansia > B. suaveolens

Description:Small trees or shrubs,Leaves alternate, glabrous to pubescent, hairs eglandular,Flowers solitary, occasionally in short monochasial cymes, pendulous or nodding, Calyx elongate and tubular, usually enclosing the lower half of the corolla, often zygomorphic, five-dentate or spatulate through splitting irregularly on one side, not circumscissile, often persistent, Corolla tubular below becoming funnel- or trumpet-shaped above; tube long and slender, the lobes fused almost to the apex where the margins 5–10-toothed with the lobes often recurved, each with three prominent veins and the teeth cuspidate or caudate, Stamens inserted mid-way on corolla tube and alternating with lobes, included; filaments glabrous above, villous from point of adnation where broadest, tapering towards base and anthers, becoming pilose below; anthers linear, basifixed, villous, free or connivent, Ovary superior, glabrous, bilocular; style long, filiform, usually exserted beyond anthers but included; stigma ovoid to ellipsoid, clasping the apical part of style and appearing bilobed in profile, Fruit a large, smooth berry, indehiscent, usually enclosed by calyx remnants; fruiting pedicels elongated, Seeds numerous, large often triangular, irregular or subreniform, with a thick (suberose) corky testa; caruncle absent.

Flowering and Fruiting:

Uses: Flower extracts of the plant have shown pain-killing activity in mice^. B. suaveolens is included in the Tasmanian Fire Service's list of low flammability plants, indicating that it is suitable for growing within a building protection zone. The flowers and the seeds are also traditionally used in southern Brazil, mixed in water and ingested for its analgesic-like effect.

Cultivation: Ornamental

References

https://indiabiodiversity.org