Hyoscyamus
| Hyoscyamus | |
|---|---|
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| Hyoscyamus niger | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Solanales |
| Family: | Solanaceae |
| Subfamily: | Solanoideae |
| Tribe: | Hyoscyameae |
| Genus: | Hyoscyamus L.[1] |
| Species | |
|
11, see text | |
Hyoscyamus — known as the henbanes — is a small genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family, Solanaceae. It comprises 11 species, all of which are toxic. It, along with other genera in the same family, is a source of the drug hyoscyamine (daturine).
Selected species
- Hyoscyamus albus L. – White Henbane
- Hyoscyamus aureus L. – Golden Henbane
- Hyoscyamus boveanus L.
- Hyoscyamus desertorum L.
- Hyoscyamus muticus L. – Egyptian Henbane (synonym: H. falezlez)
- Hyoscyamus niger L. – Black Henbane
- Hyoscyamus pusillus L.
- Hyoscyamus reticulatus L.[2]
References
- ↑ "Hyoscyamus L.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2009-09-01. Retrieved 2010-04-29.
- ↑ "Species Records of Hyoscyamus". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2010-04-29.
External links
Media related to Hyoscyamus at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Hyoscyamus at Wikispecies
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