I think we have to sort out our posts based on this.
If somebody is aware of better/ other keys for Indian plants, pl. post.
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BSI Flora of India Checklist Volume 2 (1993) (Distribution):
Brugmansia candida Pers. (Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu)
Brugmansia sanguinea (Ruiz & Pav.) D. Don in Sweet ()
Brugmansia suaveolens (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Bercht. & J. Presl (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand,Uttar Pradesh)
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Flora of Peninsular India with keys at species links, if any:
Brugmansia arborea (No distribution shown as per POWO and CoL)
Brugmansia suaveolens
Brugmansia versicolor (No distribution shown as per POWO and CoL)
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Binomial | Habit | Notes | Ref. | Distrib. |
Brugmansia arborea (L.) Lagerh. (No distribution shown as per POWO and CoL) | Shrub | Western Ghats, Cultivated/ Naturalized, Native of Tropical America |
Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987 |
Dindigul, Nilgiri |
Brugmansia suaveolens (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Bercht. & Presl | Shrub/ small tree |
Western Ghats & Eastern Ghats, Cultivated, Native of Tropical America |
Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987 |
Dindigul, Nilgiri, Salem |
Brugmansia versicolor Lagerh. (No distribution shown as per POWO and CoL) | Shrub | Western Ghats, Native of Tropical America |
Matthew, 1999 |
Dindigul |
Species with description in Flora of Pakistan :
Brugmansia suaveolens (Humb. & Bonpland ex Wild.) Bercht. & Presl,
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Brugmansia suaveolens (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Bercht. & Presl
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Datura stramonium
Floriculture in India By Gurcharan Singh Randhawa, Amitabha Mukhopadhyay (1986- Brief details)- p. 142-
Any comments are welcome.
Pl. go through Brugmansia with images of species in efloraofindia.
If you find any mis-identification, pl. let us know.
If anybody can send images of other species of this genera (for incorporation in the website), it will be really nice.