Taxon:
Atropa belladonna L.
Summary
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 1:181. 1753
Verified:
05/20/1992
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson. Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin). 2009 Note:
- based on Alden, B. & S. Ryman. 2005-: SKUD (Swedish Utility and Cultivated Plants Database)
- http://www.skud.info
- Cooper, M. R. & A. W. Johnson. Poisonous plants and fungi in Britain: animal and human poisoning. 1998 Note: poisonous
- Davis, P. H., ed. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands. 1965-1988
- Der Marderosian, A. & L. Liberti. Natural product medicine: a scientific guide to foods, drugs, cosmetics. 1988 Note: poisonous
- Duke, J. A. et al. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs. 2002
- Encke, F. et al. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage. 1993 Note: "bella-donna"
- Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource). Note: as Atropa bella-donna
- Everest, S. L. Poisonous plants of Australia. 1981 Note: poisonous
- Farnsworth, N. R. & D. D. Soejarto. Global importance of medicinal plants (unpublished draft manuscript rev. 23, 1988)
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource). Note: http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/cropListDetails?code=&relation=beginsWith&name=Atropa+belladonna&quantity=1
- Greuter, W. et al., eds. International code of botanical nomenclature (Saint Louis Code). 2000 Art. 23.2, Ex. 1. http://www.bgbm.org/iapt/nomenclature/code/SaintLouis/0000St.Luistitle.htm
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- Kingsbury, J. M. Poisonous plants of the United States and Canada. 1964 Note: poisonous
- Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. Flora SSSR. 1934-1964
- Lampe, K. F. & M. A. McCann. AMA handbook of poisonous and injurious plants. 1985 Note: poisonous
- Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. Hortus third. 1976
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Common names
English
belladonna – deadly-nightshade – French
belladone – morelle furieuse – German
Tollkirsche – Portuguese
beladama – Spanish
belladona – Swedish
belladonna –
Distribution
order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Algeria | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Morocco | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Caucasus | Armenia | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Caucasus | Azerbaijan | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Caucasus | Georgia | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Caucasus | Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia | Ciscaucasia | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Iran | | n. |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Lebanon | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Syria | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Turkey | | |
1 | Native | Europe | East Europe | Moldova | | |
1 | Native | Europe | East Europe | Ukraine | | w. & Krym |
1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Austria | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Belgium | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Czech Republic | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Germany | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Hungary | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Netherlands | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Poland | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Slovakia | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Switzerland | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Northern Europe | United Kingdom | England | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Albania | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Bulgaria | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Croatia | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Greece | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Italy | | incl. Sardinia, Sicily |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Romania | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Serbia | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Slovenia | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southwestern Europe | France | | incl. Corsica |
1 | Native | Europe | Southwestern Europe | Portugal | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southwestern Europe | Spain | | |
2 | Cultivated | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | India | | n. |
2 | Cultivated | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | Pakistan | | |
2 | Cultivated | Europe | | Europe | | |
2 | Cultivated | Northern America | | United States | | |
2 | Cultivated | Southern America | Brazil | Brazil | | |
Native
Africa
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NORTHERN AFRICA:
Algeria, Morocco
Asia-Temperate
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CAUCASUS:
Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia [Ciscaucasia], Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia
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WESTERN ASIA:
Iran (n.), Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
Europe
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EAST EUROPE:
Moldova, Ukraine (w. & Krym)
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MIDDLE EUROPE:
Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia
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NORTHERN EUROPE:
United Kingdom [England]
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SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE:
Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Croatia, Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily), Romania, Serbia, Slovenia
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SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE:
Spain, France (incl. Corsica), Portugal
Cultivated
Asia-Tropical
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INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
India (n.), Pakistan
Europe
Northern America
Southern America
Economic Uses
Medicines
Vertebrate poisons
mammals (fide Kingsbury; Cooper & Johnson ed2; Lampe & McCann; Everist; Der Marderosian) –