Brugmansia × candida

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Brugmansia ×candida
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Brugmansia
Species:
B. ×candida
Binomial name
Brugmansia ×candida
Synonyms [1]
List
    • Brugmansia × amesiana(R.E.Schult.) D'Arcy
    • Brugmansia × amesianum(R.E.Schult.) D'Arcy
    • Brugmansia × knightiiBosse
    • Brugmansia × mollis(Saff.) Moldenke
    • Brugmansia suaveolens var. flore-dupliciVoss
    • Datura × candida(Pers.) Voigt
    • Datura cornigera var. flore-plenoJ.Fraser & Hemsl.
    • Datura cornigera var. knightii(Bosse) G.Nicholson
    • Datura × knightii(Bosse) Glenny
    • Datura × mollisSaff.
    • Datura suaveolens var. knightii(Bosse) J.Fraser & Hemsl.
    • Methysticodendron × amesianumR.E.Schult.

Brugmansia × candida (syn. Datura × candida), the angel's trumpet, is a species of flowering plant in the family Solanaceae. [2] Its parents are Brugmansia aurea and Brugmansia versicolor , with both listed as extinct in the wild. [1] [3] [4]

Brugmansia × candida is native to Colombia and Ecuador, and has been introduced to tropical locations worldwide. [1] A large shrub or small tree reaching at most 6 m (20 ft), it is typically found in the seasonally dry tropics. [2] Its cultivars 'Angels Sunbeam', 'Creamsickle', 'Grand Marnier', and 'Knightii' have all gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit as ornamentals. [5]

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References

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  5. "AGM Plants – ORNAMENTAL" (PDF). www.rhs.org. Royal Horticultural Society. April 2023. p. 15. Retrieved 24 September 2024.