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== Vernacular names ==
*Thorn apple, jimsonweed, devil's apple (En). *Pomme épineuse, stramoine (Fr)
*Indonesia: kucubung leutik (Sundanese), jarak pendek, kacubung wulung (Javanese)
*Thailand: lanphong khao.
== Observations ==
*An annual herb up to 120 cm tall, stem glabrous or nearly so; leaves .*Leaves rhombic to angular-ovate or ovate-oblong, 6-20 cm × 3-15 cm, exsculpted-dentate-pinnatilobed, petiole up to 10 cm long; flowers .*Flowers with corolla 5-9 cm long, simple, white or pale purplish; fruit .*Fruit always erect, densely covered with strong and long prickles. ''D. stramonium'' is locally naturalized in Java at higher altitudes (1000-2100 m) and grows in sunny and fertile locations such as on waste land and in tea plantations.
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