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'''''Brunfelsia''''' is a [[genus]] of about 40 species of [[neotropical]] shrubs and small trees.
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The leaves are alternate and simple, with shapes generally elliptic to ovate.  The flowers are large and tubular, with five broad petals. Typical habitat is light woodland and thickets. Species in cultivation include ''[[Brunfelsia americana]]'' ("lady of the night") and ''[[Brunfelsia pauciflora]]''. Linnaeus named the genus for early German herbalist [[Otto Brunfels]] (1488-1534). The cultivated plant is commonly called "yesterday, today, and tomorrow" due to its color changes.
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Many members of this genus contain toxic and medicinal [[alkaloid]]s.
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Brunfelsia (Otto Brunfels, physician and botanist of the sixteenth century). Francisceae. Solanaceae. Trees and shrubs, a few of which are grown in warm glasshouses.
 
Brunfelsia (Otto Brunfels, physician and botanist of the sixteenth century). Francisceae. Solanaceae. Trees and shrubs, a few of which are grown in warm glasshouses.
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==Cultivation==
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| name = ''Brunfelsia''
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===Propagation===
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===Pests and diseases===
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| phylum = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
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| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
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| subclassis = [[Asteridae]]
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| ordo = [[Solanales]]
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| familia = [[Solanaceae]]
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| genus = '''''Brunfelsia'''''
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| genus_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]
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'''''Brunfelsia''''' is a [[genus]] of about 40 species of [[neotropical]] shrubs and small trees.
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The leaves are alternate and simple, with shapes generally elliptic to ovate.  The flowers are large and tubular, with five broad petals. Typical habitat is light woodland and thickets.
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==Species==
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*''[[Brunfelsia americana]]''
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*''[[Brunfelsia australis]]''
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*''[[Brunfelsia chiricaspi]]''
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*''[[Brunfelsia densifolia]]''
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*''[[Brunfelsia grandiflora]]''
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*''[[Brunfelsia latifolia]]''
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*''[[Brunfelsia nitida]]''
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*''[[Brunfelsia pauciflora]]''
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*''[[Brunfelsia uniflora]]''
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Species in cultivation include ''[[Brunfelsia americana]]'' ("lady of the night") and ''[[Brunfelsia pauciflora]]''.
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Linnaeus named the genus for early German herbalist [[Otto Brunfels]] (1488-1534).
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Image:Brunfelsia hopeana 1.jpg
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Many members of this genus contain toxic and medicinal alkaloids.  Brunfelsia grandiflora is used by curanderos in South America as an additive to ayahuasca and contains the psychoactive alkaloid [[scopoletin]]. Brunfelsia hopeana contains the alkaloid [[hopeanine]].
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==References==
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[[Image:Brunfelsia hopeana 1.jpg|thumb|240px]]
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->
    
==External links==
 
==External links==
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*[http://plants.usda.gov/java/ClassificationServlet?source=display&classid=BRUNF2 United States Department of Agriculture: ''Brunfelsia'']
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*[http://www.erowid.org/plants/brunfelsia/brunfelsia.shtml Erowid Brunfelsia vault]
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