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Posted: Jun/01/2006 1:58 AM PST
Hi-I am a botanical illustrator painting a flower in Northern India and am confused about what it is. It is large- about 6" across. Creamy yellow in color with lemon yellow inside the tepals. Tepals are leathery, thick, turn to a darker yellow within one day after dropping off the tree. tepals are not individual petals, all attached-five of them. Thought it was a datura, but is not hanging down and trumpet-like, as the daturas i am familiar with. This flower is bowl-shaped. Dark purple/maroon stripes running up the tepals from the flower base. Leaves are rather shiny (like magnolia), not fluted or serrated like some daturas. Thought it might be a magnolia, but does not have cone-shaped reproductive system. it has five anthers and a long pistil that extends out to edge of tepals. Very sweet lemon-almond fragrance. Got any ideas? Thank you so much. Dianne |
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Posted: Jun/01/2006 2:17 AM PST
Could you possibly take a picture of it? It would help with the ID. |
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Posted: Jun/01/2006 3:09 AM PST
I can't tell for sure if the photos are attached. I attached three--did they come through? I didn't see a final place to click after they said the photos were uploaded, so I might have missed something. Attachments:    |
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Posted: Jun/01/2006 3:24 AM PST
It says now on Upload screen that three photos are attached. Thanks for your help. Attachments:    |
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Posted: Jun/01/2006 3:29 AM PST
Ron- Rule out both Datura and Magnolia? Thanks for that info, but got any idea about what it might be, if not one of those? I can't find any local nursery to tell me more than datura or magnolia. |
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Posted: Jun/01/2006 12:33 PM PST
Beaumontia grandiflora (Herald's Trumpet) matches your description and flower shape quite well, but I haven't nailed down a particular variety/cultivar with the burgundy stripe/midrib. ? |
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Posted: Jun/01/2006 3:19 PM PST
Thanks for the info. I am checking photos of Beaumontia grandiflora and also Beaumontia murtonii. The photos so far seem to be too white, and without the stripes. But I'm still at it. |
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Posted: Jun/01/2006 3:32 PM PST
dianne - Same here, mostly white, a few creamy yellow, but no stripe. Not much info out there on them, but Beaumontia really seems to be the most similar so far. Still looking at similar families to Apocynaceae... |
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Posted: Jun/01/2006 4:24 PM PST
Thank you to those who responded. I've found it--it's a Solanaceae Solandra maxima |
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Posted: Jun/01/2006 5:03 PM PST
Nice job Dianne. Interestingly enough I was doing some research on this vine and discovered that one of the synonym names is "Datura maxima"  Although, given the fact that is is a member of the Solanacea family, it's not surprising. |
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