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Petunia integrifolia

Petunia integrifolia

(Hook.) Schinz & Thell
Petunia Violeta

Family: Solanaceae
Order: Solanales
Class: Magnoliopsida
Phylum / Division: Magnoliophyta
Kingdom: Plantae

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Petunia integrifolia (syn. Petunia violacea), the violet petunia or violetflower petunia, is a species of wild petunia with violet-colored blooms. Petunia integrifolia is native to Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay.

P. integrifolia bears flowers approximately 1.5 inch in diameter and the plant is typically smaller and harder to cultivate than the well-known hybrid bedding Petunia now known correctly as Petunia × atkinsiana.

Taxonomy: The species was first described as Salpiglossis integrifolia by William Jackson Hooker in 1831. It was transferred to the genus Petunia as P. integrifolia by Hans Schinz and Albert Thellung in 1915. Petunia inflata had sometimes been considered to be a subspecies of P. integrifolia, but the two have different native ranges, with P. inflata growing in more northern areas.

Hallucinogen: Petunia violacea Lindl. has been reported to be used as a hallucinogen in Ecuador, where the plant has the vernacular name shanín. The drug is said to cause sensations of levitation and flight – a type of hallucination often associated with the use of the antimuscarinic drugs such as the Atropa belladonna based flying ointments of Medieval and Early Modern Europe.

Source: Wikipedia, article Petunia integrifolia. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





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Pilares de klinger
Tacuarembo
Uruguay
05/16/2022
Luis Mier



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
164023816/05/2022UruguayTacuaremboPilares de klingerLuis Mier
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Petunia integrifolia – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 20/09/2026.