Taxonomy key for Datura and Brugmansia

[Torsten]

http://www.shaman-australis.com/Website/Daturas.htm

let me know if you find any mistakes. I wrote the Brugmansia section myself from a flow chart and I haven't had a chance to double check them all.

The daturas should be good though.

[t st tantra]

what i have as d wrightii is a mixture of 7 and 7'.5 hook like teeth, wavy edges, no other colour on flower and yellowish seeds.

t s t .

[terah]

What does Dutra mean.

[Pablo]

Dutra doesnt mean anything

[Torsten]

One of the ways of classifying the daturas is to divde them into just three groups (sections I think).

Dutra is one of these and includes the meteloides, metel, inoxia, etc species. I think this is all the pods that split unevenly.

Another is ceratocaulis, which only includes ceratocaula.

And the third is section stramonium, ferox etc. I think all those where the pods splits evenly into compartments.

I think this section classification gives a good indication just how closely some of the species are related.

[Alcaline]

There is'nt any question that points toward 5 (datura metel)!

[Torsten]

Originally posted by Alcaline:

There is'nt any question that points toward 5 (datura metel)!

Hmmm, I will check this out. I didn't write this key, so I am not sure why it was left out, but yes, it should probably be there. I will rewrite it.

I am glad someone is actually using this