Economic Botany- Morphology, Cultivation and Uses of D atura stramonium Botanical Name: Datura stramonium Family: Solanaceae Part used: Leaves, flowers, roots and seeds. The genus name Datura is derived from dhatura, the Bengali name for the plant. Datura species, also called thornapple, devil’s apple, angel’s trumpet (in a broad sense) or devil’s trumpet, have their main center of origin in Mexico and the southwest United States (US). It is an aggressive invasive weed in temperate climates and tropical climates across the world. Botanical Description : Dhatura is an annual plant and the length of Dhatura plant, tall and has a pungent odor thus Datura stramonium is a bushy, smooth, annual. The branching stem is spreading and leafy Root: cylindrical, brown, rough-splintered, with lateral branches. Stem: Cylindrical, dichotomously branched, blackish-purple to dark purple in colour, with a very short internode. Leaf: alternately arranged, with a pointed border. Leaves a
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