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| Synonyms: |
Datura maxima Sessé & Moc. Solandra hartwegii N.E. Br. |
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| Common names: | Chalice vine (English) Golden chalice vine (English) | |
| Description: | Evergreen climber to 6 m. Leaves elliptic, acuminate, glabrous. Corolla large, 15 cm in diameter, greenish-yellow to golden-yellow with 5 or 10 wine-red or purplish lines inside and 5 greenish ribs outside; the lobes sharply recurved. | |
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| Derivation of specific name: | maxima: greatest, largest, presumably referring to the size of the plant or its flowers. | |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Native to Mexico and central and northern South America. | |
| Growth form(s): | Liane. | |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species | |
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