In most parts of India, Datura grows as a wasteland weed though it is also cultivated in some parts. This picture was taken in the buffer zone of the Jim Cobett National Park. The word Datura probably comes from Hindi dhatūrā (thorn apple). The highest species diversity of the plant occurs in Mexico. Datura contains the alkaloids scopolamine and atropine and has long been used as a poison and hallucinogen. The seed is also considered to have a strong aphrodisiac effects.
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