Botanical Name - Datura metel L.


Group:

1 Angiosperms (Flowering Plants) - I - Dicotyledons

Family:

Solanaceae

Genus:

Datura

Common sinhala name:

Attana, අත්තන,

Habit:

Shrub

Origin:

Exotic

National conservation status:

N/A

Legal status:

N/A

Similar species:

All vernacular names:

Katu Attana - කළු අත්තන, Ela attana, Dhattura (Sanskrit), Venumattai (Tamil), Devil's trmput, Thorn apple, Downy datura

Datura metel L.

Contributors for Images:

Asiru Karunarathna (ID-AK), Ruwani Perera (ID-RP), Sanjeewa Rupasinghe (ID-SR), Aruna Yaspalitha (ID-AY)- IDA 100%

Datura fastuosa L.


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