Solanaceae FAMILY

Duboisia hopwoodii

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

An infusion of the leaves is toxic to rats, dogs, cats, and frogs and, in larger quantities, to humans^[1].

Cultivation Details

HabitShrub

Growth—

Mainly found in the subtropics, but just extending into tropical areas.

Propagation

Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Duboisia+hopwoodii>

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

[1]Ecocrop — http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home ↩︎Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available.
[2]Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants — http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 ↩︎Terse details of a huge range of useful plants.
[3]Florabase — https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/ ↩︎An excellent on-line database of Western Australian plants
[4]Flora of New South Wales — http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/floraonline.htm ↩︎An on-line resource giving a brief botanical description of all the native plants of New South Wales, their habitat and range, together with diagrams and photographs of the plants.