Brugmansia sect. Sphaerocarpum is a section within the genus Brugmansia in the family Solanaceae. It is sometimes referred to as the "Cold Group" Brugmansia.
Description
The flowers are fragrant or inodorous. The fruit is rounded.
Taxonomy It was described by Julian Mark Hugh Shaw in 1999 with Brugmansia arborea as the type species.Brugmansia sect. Sphaerocarpum J.M.H.Shaw. (n.d.). International Plant Names Index. Retrieved April 25, 2026, from https://www.ipni.org/n/318630-2 Species
Brugmansia arborea Brugmansia × rubella Brugmansia sanguinea Brugmansia vulcanicola Brugmansia Growers International. (2023, September 7). Cold Group Brugmansia. Retrieved April 25, 2026, from https://www.brugmansia.us/cold-group-brugmansia/
Etymology The section name Sphaerocarpum refers to the rounded form of the fruit.Brugmansia - Angel’s Trumpets. (2009). Greenfinger. Retrieved April 25, 2026, from http://www.greenfinger.at/Brugmansia-Info_en.html
Distribution and habitat
The species of Brugmansia sect. Sphaerocarpum are native to the Andes mountain rangeCoceano, J. (2012, November 15). Brugmansia – floriferous South American beauty. Scott Arboretum & Gardens. Retrieved April 25, 2026, from https://www.scottarboretum.org/brugmansia/ and occur at higher elevations than species of the section Brugmansia sect. Brugmansia.
Cultivation Species of the section Brugmansia sect. Sphaerocarpum are cultivated in humid conditions with cool temperatures of under 18°C during the day and at 10°C at night. The plants are damaged if the temperatures exceed 25°C.Hay, A., & Gottschalk, M. (n.d.). Arten. GdS-Fachgruppen Dahlien, Fuchsien Und Kübelpflanzen. Retrieved April 25, 2026, from https://www.ddfgg.de/brugmansien/brugmansien_arten.php Hybridisation with species of section Brugmansia sect. Brugmansia is practically impossible.Hay, A., Gottschalk, M., & Holguín, A. (2012). Huanduj: Brugmansia. Royal Botanic Gardens Kew.
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