Solanaceae

Sorcerer's tree

Latua pubiflora (Griseb.) Baill.

Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Latua

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Sorcerer's tree: Single flower of Latua pubiflora, 'Árbol de los Brujos' ( =Tree of the Sorcerers ), the single species in the monotypic genus Latua, belonging to the nightshade — Photo: Flobbadob, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (4)

English: Sorcerer's tree, Sorceror's tree
Lithuanian: Kvaitulinis šlaistis
Portuguese: Latua
Spanish: Latua

Synonyms

Latua venenosa Phil.
Lycioplesium pubiflorum Griseb.

Flowers

In flower: May, July to November (from 32 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

Photo: Flobbadob, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Amazoniaexotics, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Flobbadob, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Flobbadob, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Flobbadob, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Flobbadob, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Flobbadob, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Flobbadob, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Flobbadob, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Flobbadob, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Flobbadob, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Flobbadob, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.