Miller, P. (1768), The Gardeners Dictionary Edn. 8: [Datura sp. no. 5] [tax. nov.]

• Type: (none cited).

• Comment: The species epithet is apparently derived from the Latin adjective innoxius (not harmful), in reference to the "harmless spines" described by Miller. His original spelling of the epithet as "inoxia" is thus here corrected under Art. 60.1 (Shenzhen Code, 2018).

Hartley, W. (1953), Standardized Plant Names: a revised list of standard common names for the more important Australian grasses, other pasture plants, and weeds. Bulletin (CSIRO) 272: 26 [secondary reference]

Fosberg, F.R. (1959), Nomenclatural notes on Datura L. Taxon 8(2): 55 [secondary reference]

Barclay, A.S. (16 January 1959), New considerations in an old genus: Datura. Botanical Museum Leaflets 18(6): 255 [secondary reference]

• Neotype: "I hereby designate as neotype the specimen listed in the Philosophical Transactions (of the Royal Society) 51 (1760) 99, no. 1843."

Eichler, Hj. (1965), Supplement to J.M.Black's Flora of South Australia (Second Edition, 1943-1957): 275 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Datura meteloides DC. ex Dunal legitimate misapplication: Datura metel L. legitimate by Black, J.M. & Robertson, E.L. (1957), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 4: 755, Fig. 1081

Haegi, L.A.R. (1976), Taxonomic account of Datura L. (Solanaceae) in Australia with a note on Brugmansia Pers. Australian Journal of Botany 24(3): 430-431 [secondary reference]

Cunningham, G.M., Mulham, W.E., Milthorpe, P.L. & Leigh, J.H. (1981), Plants of Western New South Wales: 586, Fig. 59b [secondary reference]

common name: Downy Thornapple [n/a]

Haegi, L. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Datura, Lycium. Flora of Central Australia: 320, Fig. 421D [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Datura meteloides DC. ex Dunal legitimate

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 202 [secondary reference]

Purdie, R.W., Symon, D.E. & Haegi, L. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1982), Solanaceae. Flora of Australia 29: 193-194, Fig. 52B, Map 203 [secondary reference]

misapplication: Datura metel L. legitimate by Black, J.M. & Robertson, E.L. (1957), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 4: 755, Fig. 1081 common name: Downy Thornapple [n/a]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 148 [secondary reference]

Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1986), Solanaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 2: 401 [secondary reference]

common name: Downy Thornapple [n/a]

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 75 [secondary reference]

Wheeler, J.R. in Marchant, N.G., Wheeler, J.R., Rye, B.L., Bennett, E.M., Lander, N.S. & Macfarlane, T.D. (1987), Solanaceae. Flora of the Perth Region 1: 529 [secondary reference]

common name: Downy Thornapple [n/a]

Conn, B.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1992), Solanaceae. Flora of New South Wales 3: 372, pl.16 [secondary reference]

common name: Downy Thornapple [n/a]

Wheeler, J.R. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992), Solanaceae. Flora of the Kimberley Region: 720, Fig. 221A [secondary reference]

common name: Downy Thornapple [n/a]

Jeanes, J.A. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1999), Solanaceae. Flora of Victoria 4: 340-341, Fig. 66c [secondary reference]

misapplication: Datura metel L. legitimate by Ewart, A.J. (1931), Flora of Victoria: 997 common name: Recurved Thorn-apple [n/a]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Datura inoxia Mill. orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Datura meteloides DC. ex Dunal legitimate pro parte misapplication: Datura metel L. legitimate by Black, J.M. & Robertson, E.L. (1957), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 4: 755, Fig. 1081 misapplication: Datura fastuosa L. legitimate by Holtze, M. (1892), Introduced plants in the Northern Territory. Transactions, proceedings and report, Royal Society of South Australia 15: 3 misapplication: Datura fastuosa L. legitimate by Bailey, F.M. (1901), The Queensland Flora 4: 1095 misapplication: Datura metel L. legitimate by Ewart, A.J. (1931), Flora of Victoria: 997

• APC Dist.: WA (naturalised), NT (naturalised), SA (naturalised), Qld (naturalised), NSW (naturalised), Vic (naturalised)

Barkworth, M.E. & Rabei, S.H. (12 March 2020), (2728) Proposal to conserve the name Datura innoxia (Solanaceae) with that spelling. Taxon 68(6): 1370 [secondary reference]

• Type: "Typus: “Stramonium Americanum maximum, flore albo, fructu rotundo spinoso, Tourn. 1758”, ex Chelsea Physic Garden No. 1843. (BM barcode BM000645432)."

• Text: "...Mill., Gard. Dict., ed. 8: Datura No. 5. 16 Apr 1768 (‘inoxia’) [Angiosp.: Solan. / Solan.], orth. cons. prop."

Parker, C.M. & Percy-Bower, J.M. (22 March 2024), Updates to Western Australia’s vascular plant census for 2023. Nuytsia 35: 5 [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Datura inoxia Mill. orth. var.

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