Brugmansia insignis (Barb.Rodr.) Lockwood ex R.E.Schult. (1977:124)
Magnificent angel's trumpet, Angel's trumpet
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonyms: Datura insignis Barb.Rodr. in Vellosia, ed. 2, 1: 62 (1891); Brugmansia dolichocarpa Lagerh. in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 20: 665 (1895); Datura dolichocarpa (Lagerh.) Saff. in J. Washington Acad. Sci. 11: 186 (1921); Brugmansia longifolia Lagerh. in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 20: 666 (1895); Datura longifolia (Lagerh.) Saff. in J. Washington Acad. Sci. 11: 186 (1921)
Conservation Status
Extinct in the Wild (Hay, 2014; Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024)
Last wild record: Uncertain (Hay, 2014; Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024)
IUCN RedList status: Extinct in the Wild
Distribution
South America
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
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