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Macroscopical Characters:

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

                  Diagram of T.S. of Stramonium Stem
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