{"id":1408265,"date":"2011-10-28T05:54:49","date_gmt":"2011-10-28T05:54:49","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-12-24T18:46:12","modified_gmt":"2024-12-24T13:16:12","slug":"datura-ferox","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/efi\/datura-ferox\/","title":{"rendered":"Datura ferox (Introduced)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Datura<\/i> ferox<\/i> L.<\/span><\/a>, Demonstr. Pl. 6 1753<\/i>. (Syn: Datura laevis<\/em>\u00a0Bertol.<\/a>);
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\nTexas to Mexico: Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southwest, Texas;<\/span> Introduced into: Algeria, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil South, California, Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Chile Central, Chile North, Chile South, Colombia, Czechoslovakia, France, Free State, Great Britain, Greece,<\/span> India, Italy, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Mali, Namibia, New Caledonia, New South Wales, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Palestine, Primorye, Queensland, Sardegna, Sicilia, South Australia, Spain, Tasmania, Uruguay, Victoria, Western Australia, Zimbabwe<\/span> as per POWO<\/a>;<\/div>\n
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Common name:<\/b> Fierce Thorn Apple, large thorn-apple, long-spine thorn-apple;<\/div>\n
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As per efi thread<\/a> :
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Datura ferox<\/i>, commonly known as Long Spined Thorn Apple<\/b> or Fierce Thornapple<\/b>, is a species of Datura<\/span><\/a><\/i>. Like all such species, every part of the plant contains deadly toxins that can kill animals (including humans) that ingest it. Its fruit, red-brown when ripe, has unusually long thorns or spikes.<\/div>\n
The species was first described in 1756 by <\/span>Linnaeus<\/span><\/a>. Ferox<\/i> means “strongly fortified,” referring to the fearsome-looking spines on the seed pod.<\/span><\/div>\n
It probably originated in southeastern China. Today it is found in all the warm parts of the earth, where it is regarded as a dangerous pasture weed.[1]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><\/span><\/div>\n
Datura ferox<\/i> is an upright shrub 1\u00bd to 3 feet high. Its thick stalks often have a red-violet color at the base. All the young shoots are noticeably hairy. The most conspicuous part of the plant is its very wide undulate, irregularly-toothed leaves, which are covered with soft, downy hairs. The yellowish white flowers are funnel-shaped and inconspicuous, and usually do not open completely<\/span>.[1]<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/sup><\/div>\n
(From\u00a0Wikipedia<\/span><\/a> on 26.6.13)
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Datura Ferox Fruit : Kenya : 140711 : AK-1<\/a>:
\nJust saw your earlier post requesting a closer picture of <\/span>Datura ferox <\/i>fruit.<\/span><\/div>\n
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This was taken by me in Limuru, Kenya during visit in January,2009.
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\nHad seen some flowers close by deep purple color, will post seperately to find out if they are of the same Datura.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Yes … Looks like D. ferox<\/i><\/p>\n

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Solanaceae week : Datura ferox<\/a>:
\nDatura ferox<\/i> from Satara<\/span><\/p>\n

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Thanks for upload. Could you please upload one more photograph of fruit, perhaps a more mature one in close up<\/p>\n

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Unfortunately this is the only photo available with me taken few years back. I am attaching the original high resolution photo.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\nimages 04042014- 1 and 2 of Datura ferox<\/a> :\u00a0\u00a04 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (2).
\nsending images of 04042014-1&2 of Datura ferox<\/b> for confirmation and validation<\/p>\n

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yes it is Datura ferox<\/i>.
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Solanaceae Fortnight::Datura Ferox from Satara Feb- NSJ-05<\/a> : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2)
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Solanaceae Fortnight : Datura ferox – Open Fruit : Kenya : 26FEB15 : AK-42<\/a> : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (1).<\/div>\n
Saw this open fruit with seeds in Kenya<\/span> by the roadside.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Datura for ID : 310111 : AK-2<\/span><\/a>:
\nTaken on the 20 July,08<\/span> at Pune, Maharashtra.
\n<\/span>Smaller flower compared to other Daturas.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Flower looks unusually small. fruit should help. Leaves suggest. D. inoxia<\/i>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Nicandra <\/i>don’t have petals with acute apex hence there it can be Datura innoxia\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Datura innoxia<\/i> indeed<\/p>\n

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I think this is close to images and details at\u00a0Datura\u00a0stramonium<\/em>\u00a0L.<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n

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On further checking, I think it may be\u00a0Datura ferox<\/span><\/a>, as per images and details herein.<\/p>\n

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POWO<\/a> \u00a0The Plant List<\/a>\u00a0 <\/span>Flowers of India<\/a>\u00a0 Wikipedia<\/a>\u00a0 BSI Flora of India Checklist<\/a> \u00a0Flora of Peninsular India<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Datura ferox L., Demonstr. Pl. 6 1753. (Syn: Datura laevis\u00a0Bertol.); . Texas to Mexico: Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southwest, Texas; Introduced into: Algeria, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil South, California, Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Chile Central, Chile North, Chile South, Colombia, Czechoslovakia, France, Free State,…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"ht-kb-category":[6113],"ht-kb-tag":[],"class_list":["post-1408265","ht_kb","type-ht_kb","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","ht_kb_category-datura"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/1408265","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ht_kb"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1408265"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/1408265\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1408265"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-category?post=1408265"},{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-tag?post=1408265"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}