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Datura metel
metel devil's trumpet
As recorded: Datura metel L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Solanaceae
- Collected by
- Lau, S.K.
- Collector number
- 3053
- Date
- January 2, 1934
- Locality
- Ka Chik Shan and vicinity, Ch'ang-kiang District.
- Island
- Hainan
- Region
- China
- Identified by
- Merrill, E.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 2, 1934, Lau, S.K. also collected 6 other specimens.
Datura metel observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1934. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4,884 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
2026-10-27
Ouahat Sidi Brahim, Maroc
(c) Chatel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Karnataka 581345, India
(c) Omkar Nargund, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
426J+J2W, EB Colony, Sarcarsamakulam, Tamil Nadu 641107, India
(c) Christopher Guna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
PR-31, Spring Branch, TX, US
(c) mediumtoad, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
65th St, Galveston, TX, US
(c) sharkjosh, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
Le Vieux-Port, Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, FR
(c) Guillaume Fried, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Datura metel. BISH 181656. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956524210. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/181656.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956524210 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026