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[ 418 Title Ecocrop Publication Author Website http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available. ].

Botanical Description

Pituri is a small, wispy shrub growing up from 0.8 - 4 metres tall. Commonly used as a stimulant and medicinal herb by the Aborigines of Australia, the plant is cultivated in Australia for the industrial-scale extraction of alkaloids[ 317 Title Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants Publication Author Website http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse details of a huge range of useful plants. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAustralia - New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia

HabitatArid regions on yellow or red sand, sandy loam, on plains, low dunes & rises[ 285 Title Florabase Publication Author Website https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database of Western Australian plants ]. Arid regions on red sand in mallee and woodland communities[ 365 Title Flora of New South Wales Publication Author Website http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/floraonline.htm Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description 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. ].