Brugmansia vulcanicola

Brugmansia vulcanicola, ( = "the volcanic-soil-favouring angel's trumpet" ) is a shrub or small tree belonging to the genus Brugmansia of tribe Datureae in subfamily Solanoideae of the nightshade family, Solanaceae.

Brugmansia vulcanicola
Conservation status
Extinct in the Wild  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Solanales
Family:	Solanaceae
Genus:	Brugmansia
Species:	B. vulcanicola
Binomial name
Brugmansia vulcanicola (A.S.Barclay) R.E.Schult.
Synonyms
Datura vulcanicola A.S.Barclay

Description

Brugmansia vulcanicola forms a shrub or small tree reaching 4 m (13 ft) in height. The pendent, tubular / trumpet-shaped flowers belong to the smallest of all Brugmansia at 15 to 22 cm (6 to 9 in). They also have the shortest corolla peaks at 0.5 to 1.5 cm (0.20 to 0.59 in). The flowers can be found in shades of red, yellow, and pink.^[1]

Distribution

They are endemic to the Andes mountains of Colombia and Ecuador at elevations of 2,800 to 3,300 m (9,200 to 10,800 ft).^[1]

Toxicity

Main article: Brugmansia (Toxicity)

All parts of Brugmansia vulcanicola are poisonous, containing tropane alkaloids.^[2][3]