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Macroscopical Characters:

Lamina Stramonium Belladonna Egyptian Hyoscyamus
Apex
Base Triangular ovate Oval Rhomboidal
Acuminate Acuminate Acuminate
Margin Asymmetric Decurrent
Winged
Dentately-lobed Entire 2-5 triangular
Irregularly serrate Acute teeth
Densely hairy
Surface Hairy when young Nearly glabrous Up to 15 cm long
Size 10-20 cm long Up to 20 cm long Deep purple with
White Reddish-purple Yellow veins
Corolla / Flower
Pyxis
Fruit Capsule Berry

Diagram of T.S. of Stramonium Stem
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