Datura metel L.
Common Name : Thorn apple
Family : Solanaceae
HABIT |
AN ERECT, SOFT-STEMMED SHRUB USUALLY LESS THAN 1 M TALL. |
STEMS |
BRANCHES SOMEWHAT ZIG-ZAG,
ALMOST GLABROUS, GREEN OR REDDISH-TINGED TO ALMOST BLACK. |
LEAVES |
LARGE, ACRID-SMELLING WHEN CRUSHED, TRIANGULAR-OVATE IN OUTLINE,
IRREGULARLY TOOTHED OR LOBED, 7.5-15 CM LONG AND 3.2-7.5 CM WIDE, LARGEST
LEAVES USUALLY TOWARDS THE ENDS OF SHOOTS, APEX ACUTE OR ACUMINATE. |
FLOWERS |
ERECT, SOLITARY IN LEAF
AXILS, TUBULAR TO FUNNEL-SHAPED; WHITE TO VIOLET OR PURPLE ON THE OUTSIDE AND
WHITE WITHIN. |
FRUITS |
A GLOBOSE CAPSULE, USUALLY
COVERED WITH STOUT TUBERCLES OR PRICKLES, BORNE ON A SHORT, THICK DROOPING PEDUNCLE; CAPSULE 4-VALVED OR IRREGULARLY DEHISCENT
NEAR THE APEX. |
SEEDS |
YELLOWISH-BROWN, FLAT. |