| Angel's Trumpet |
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| File size | 606149 |
| Original date | 6/5/10 1:42 PM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 5.4mm |
| Exposure time | 1/176s |
| Aperture | 2.8 |
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| Metering Mode | Partial |
| Camera make | NIKON |
| Camera model | E3700 |
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Botanical name: Brugmansia suaveolens Family: Solanaceae (Potato family)
Synonyms: Datura suaveolens
Synonyms: Datura suaveolens
There are several varieties of Datura, some of which become small trees and
have very large trumpet-shaped flowers that hang down like bells.
This particular species is native to tropical America, now naturalized in
most parts of
the world. A large shrub with large leaves, very large, pendulous,
funnel-shaped white flowers of up to 30cm long. Sweet-scented at night. In
India, it is often heard of in the sanskrit scriptures as being one of the
plants of choice of the travelling sadhus, particularly worshippers of
Lord Shiva, the god of dissolution. With the proper preparation it is said to
have hallucinogenic properties, however novices beware, for a wrongly prepared
dose can be both toxic and fatal. Commonly, Datura species are grown for their
attractive flowers. However, all parts of the plant are poisonous.
Angel's Trumpet is widely cultivated and naturalized in India. It can
be seen growing wild in the Himalayas, up to altitudes of 1300-1700 m.
| Identification credit: Kripal K. | Photographed in Shillong, Meghalaya & Chikmagalur, Karnataka |
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