Galapagos Species Database

The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.

Datura innoxia Mill.

nacazcul, toloatzin, toloache, tártago, prickly datura, pricklyburr, indian-apple

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Magnoliophyta

Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)

Order
Solanales

Family
Solanaceae

Genus
Datura

Species
innoxia

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Datura guayaquilensis Kunth. Acc. name: Datura innoxia Mill.(POWO, 2022) Spelling corrected by Villalba & Villafuerte (2022), from Datura inoxia Mill. (Jaramillo, 2010).

Origin: Introduced - established

Introduction

Year of first record: 1960

Mode of introduction: Intentional

Introduction Pathway: Intentional

Subpathway: Agriculture/Horticulture

Introduced status: Naturalized

Invasive status: Potentially Invasive

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

References

  • Cabrera, A.L. (1983) Clethraceae, Ericaceae, Styracaceae, Polemoniaceae, Solanaceae. Fl. Prov. Jujuy 13(8).
  • Guézou, A. Trueman, M., Buddenhagen, E., Chamorro, S., Guerrero, A.M., Pozo, P., Atkinson, R. (2010) An extensive Alien Plan Inventory from the Inhabited Areas of Galapagos Plos One/ www.plosone.org. Volume 5/ Issue 4/e10276
  • Hokche, O. Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (2008) Nuev. Cat. Fl. Vas. Venezuela 1–860.
  • Lawesson, J.E. (1987) Plantas exóticas en las Islas Galápagos, un resumen. Memorias. Taller sobre investigación Botánica y manejo en Galápagos. Pg. 17-23.
  • Macbride, J.F. (1962) Solanaceae, Flora of Peru. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 13(5B/1): 3–267.
  • Porter, D.M. (1983) Vascular Plants of the Galapagos: Origins and Dispersal. In: Bowman, R.I., Berson, M. & Leviton, A.E. (eds.): Patterns of evolution in Galápagos organisms. Pacific Division, AAAS, San Francisco, California, p. 33-96.
  • Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (2022) Plants of the world online POWO (2022): Plants of the world online. Published on the Internet; Https://powo.science.kew.org/
  • Tropicos.org. (2017) Database of Missouri Botanical Garden. Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 06 Oct 2017 <http://www.tropicos.org
  • WFO (2021) World Flora Online. Published on the Internet. http://www.worldfloraonline.org/ WFO (2021): World Flora Online. Published on the Internet; http://www.worldfloraonline.org.
  • Zuloaga, F.O. Morrone, O., Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (2008) Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur (Argentina, Sur de Brasil, Chile, Paraguay y Urugray). Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 107(1): i–xcvi, 1–983; 107(2): i–xx, 985–2286; 107(3): i–xxi, 2287–3348.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Datura innoxia", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=768. Accessed 3 November 2026.