Angel's Trumpets & Thornapples: Divinely scented and beautiful in flower, plants in the genera Brugmansia and Datura are also steeped in legend and lore

摘要

ANGEL'S TRUMPETS—members of the genera Brugmansia and Datura—are the sexiest members of the nightshade family (Solanaceae), an interesting and diverse group that includes among its ranks food plants such as peppers (Capsicum spp.), tomatoes (Lycopersi-con spp.), and potatoes (Solarium spp.); plants with medicinal or pharmaceutical characteristics such as tobacco (Nicotiana spp.) and belladonna (Atropa belladona); and ornamentals such as petunias, chalice vine (Solandra spp.), and Chinese lantern (Physalis alkekengi).