Flower and fruit of the Red Angel Trumpet, native to the mountains from Colombia to northern Chile. Contains alkaloids which are medicinal/shamanic/hallucinogenic/poisonous. Planted at Papallacta Hotsprings, Ecuador. www.dixpix.ca/meso_america/Flora/spuds/index.html
Ppolo k mai or Thorny ppoloSolanaceaeEndemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Kauai, extinct; Molokai, extinct; Lnai, extinct; Maui, extinct; extant only on Hawaii Island)NatureServe: Critically ImperiledGreen fruits.EtymologyThe Latin generic name Solanum is derived from solor or solatus, comforter, for some plants in this genus that were used medically, specifically S. nigrum, once used to treat epilepsy.The Latin epithet incompletum, lacking parts, in reference to the flowers.nativeplants.hawaii.edu/
This plant is also known as 'Yesterday,Today,and Tomorrow' because the flowers are purple one day, the next day light blue and the third day white. Lovely fragrant flowers.This photo was taken in the Mayfair Garden, Tsing Yi, Hong Kong.
Winged Tobacco, Jasmine Tobacco or Tabac ail (FR) (Nicotiana alata) cultivated in the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, France. Photographed on 30 June 2010.Native to South America.www.inaturalist.org/observations/55540142