Family
Solanaceae
Plant Description
Shrub or small tree; leaves simple, alternate; flowers single, pendent, trumpet-like or funnel-shaped to 1 ft long, 5-lobed at tip, white or yellow.
Origin
South America.
Where Found
Houseplant or interiorscape; landscape as cultivated woody or herbaceous shrub where hardy.
Mode
Ingestion, inhalation of flowers.
Poisonous Part
Flowers, leaves, seeds.
Symptoms
Hallucinations, dry mouth, muscle weakness, increased blood pressure and pulse, fever, dilated pupils, paralysis.
Toxic Principle
Atropine, scopolamine, and hyoscyamine.
Severity
TOXIC ONLY IF LARGE QUANTITIES EATEN.
Solanaceae
Plant Description
Shrub or small tree; leaves simple, alternate; flowers single, pendent, trumpet-like or funnel-shaped to 1 ft long, 5-lobed at tip, white or yellow.
Origin
South America.
Where Found
Houseplant or interiorscape; landscape as cultivated woody or herbaceous shrub where hardy.
Mode
Ingestion, inhalation of flowers.
Poisonous Part
Flowers, leaves, seeds.
Symptoms
Hallucinations, dry mouth, muscle weakness, increased blood pressure and pulse, fever, dilated pupils, paralysis.
Toxic Principle
Atropine, scopolamine, and hyoscyamine.
Severity
TOXIC ONLY IF LARGE QUANTITIES EATEN.
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