Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 1: 179 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (not designated).

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• Type: Datura stramonium L.

Black, J.M. (December 1926), Meliaceae - Scrophulariaceae. Flora of South Australia 3: 501 [secondary reference]

common name: Thorn Apple [n/a]

• Etymology: "From dhatura, the Hindi name of D. fastuosa and D. metel."

Black, J.M. & Robertson, E.L. (1957), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 4: 755 [secondary reference]

common name: Thorn Apple [n/a]

• Etymology: "From dhatura, the Hindi name of D. fastuosa and D. metel."

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• APC Dist.: WA (naturalised), ChI (naturalised), NT (naturalised), SA (naturalised), Qld (naturalised), NSW (naturalised), LHI (naturalised), NI (naturalised), ACT (naturalised), Vic (naturalised), Tas (naturalised)

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