Brugmansia sanguinea | |
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Brugmansia sanguinea | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Asterids |
Order: | Solanales |
Family: | Solanaceae |
Subfamily: | Solanoideae |
Tribe: | Datureae |
Genus: | Brugmansia |
Binomial name | |
Brugmansia sanguinea (Ruiz & Pav.) D.Don |
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Synonyms | |
Datura sanguinea Ruiz & Pav. |
Datura sanguinea Ruiz & Pav.
Brugmansia bicolor Pers.
Brugmansia lutea Hort. ex Gard. Chron.
Brugmansia sanguinea, the red Angel's Trumpet, is a South American species of flowering plants that grow as shrubs or small trees.
Brugmansia sanguinea is a small tree reaching up to 10 m (33 ft) in height. The nodding, tube-shaped flowers come in colors of brilliant red, yellow, orange, or green.
They are endemic to the Andes mountains from Colombia to northern Chile at elevations from 2,000 to 3,000 m (6,600 to 9,800 ft).
All parts of Brugmansia sanguinea are poisonous.