| Accepted name: |
Hyoscyamus niger L. |
| Synonym(s): |
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| English names: |
Black Henbane
Hog's-bean
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| French names: |
Jusquiame noire
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
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| OPL Code: |
HHYONI
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
2 |
| Lifecycle: |
AB |
| Source database: |
FOIBIS, June 2005-2012 |
| Floristic Affinities: |
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| Distribution: |
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| Ecosystem: |
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| Microhabitat: |
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| Ethnobotanical Notes: |
Cultivated in European part of USSR, Pakistan, India, China, Japan and the USA. Hyoscyamine, scopolamine (hyoscine) and several similar alkaloids are produced by many Hyoscyamus species. Previously the seeds were used in many places against toothache (inhalation of smoke) and as additive to beer (for increasing intoxication) (1). |
| Key Characters: |
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