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cestrums

Cestrum

Cestrum is a genus of - depending on authority - 150-250 species of flowering plants in the family Solanaceae. They are native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the Americas, from the southernmost United States (Florida, Texas: day-blooming cestrum, C. diurnum) south to the Bío-Bío Region in central Chile (green cestrum, C. parqui). They are colloquially known as cestrums or jessamines (from "jasmine", due to their fragrant flowers).

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60 branches of this genus, most-observed first

night jessamine

speciesCestrum nocturnum

green cestrum

speciesCestrum parqui

inkberry

speciesCestrum laevigatum

orange cestrum

speciesCestrum aurantiacum

day jessamine

speciesCestrum diurnum

purple cestrum

speciesCestrum elegans

tomentose cestrum

speciesCestrum tomentosum

red cestrum

speciesCestrum fasciculatum

strigilate cestrum

speciesCestrum strigilatum

Cestrum anagyris

speciesCestrum anagyris

candlewood cestrum

speciesCestrum citrifolium

black beauty cestrum

speciesCestrum buxifolium

Cestrum lorentzianum

speciesCestrum lorentzianum

rosy cestrum

speciesCestrum roseum

Chilean jessamine

speciesCestrum thyrsoideum

ear-leaved cestrum

speciesCestrum auriculatum

Cestrum macrophyllum

speciesCestrum macrophyllum

glandbearing cestrum

speciesCestrum glanduliferum

Cestrum euanthes

speciesCestrum euanthes

Cestrum corymbosum

speciesCestrum corymbosum

racemose cestrum

speciesCestrum racemosum

Cestrum mutisii

speciesCestrum mutisii

wildjasmine cestrum

speciesCestrum latifolium

Cestrum fulvescens

speciesCestrum fulvescens

acuminate cestrum

speciesCestrum schlechtendalii

oblongleaf cestrum

speciesCestrum oblongifolium

Cestrum sotonunezii

speciesCestrum sotonunezii

intermediate cestrum

speciesCestrum intermedium

giantleaf cestrum

speciesCestrum megalophyllum

Guatemalan cestrum

speciesCestrum guatemalense

bracteate cestrum

speciesCestrum bracteatum

Cestrum × cultum

hybridCestrum × cultum

Mariquita cestrum

speciesCestrum mariquitense

Cestrum violaceum

speciesCestrum violaceum

petiolate cestrum

speciesCestrum petiolare

Cestrum miradorense

speciesCestrum miradorense

Cestrum sphaerocarpum

speciesCestrum sphaerocarpum

Cestrum inclusum

speciesCestrum inclusum

alternateleaf cestrum

speciesCestrum alternifolium

pussywillow jessamine

speciesCestrum salicifolium

Cestrum scandens

speciesCestrum scandens

Cestrum reflexum

speciesCestrum reflexum

glossy cestrum

speciesCestrum nitidum

Cestrum flavescens

speciesCestrum flavescens

Cestrum coelophlebium

speciesCestrum coelophlebium

Cestrum conglomeratum

speciesCestrum conglomeratum

smallcalyx cestrum

speciesCestrum microcalyx

Cestrum laxum

speciesCestrum laxum

Cestrum pacificum

speciesCestrum pacificum

Cestrum abeggii

speciesCestrum abeggii

Cestrum brevifolium

speciesCestrum brevifolium

Cestrum linearifolium

speciesCestrum linearifolium

Cestrum humile

speciesCestrum humile

cuneateleaf cestrum

speciesCestrum cuneifolium

bushy cestrum

speciesCestrum dumetorum

Peru cestrum

speciesCestrum affine

Cestrum kunthii

speciesCestrum kunthii

undulate cestrum

speciesCestrum undulatum

yellowish cestrum

speciesCestrum ochraceum

Cestrum irazuense

speciesCestrum irazuense

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 72040.