Cestrum aurantiacum

Cestrum aurantiacum [2] (orange cestrum, "orange jessamine", orange-flowering jessamine, and yellow cestrum;[3] syn. Capraria lanceolata L.f.) is native to North and South America. This plant is used as an ornamental plant, and it is a poisonous plant if eaten by animals.[4] It is regarded as medicinal in Peru.[5]

Cestrum aurantiacum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Cestrum
Species:
C. aurantiacum
Binomial name
Cestrum aurantiacum
Synonyms[1]
  • Cestrum auriculatum Ruiz & Pav.
  • Cestrum chaculanum Loes.
  • Cestrum paucinervium Francey
  • Cestrum pedunculare Pav. ex Dunal
  • Cestrum regelii Planch.
  • Cestrum warszewiczii Klotzsch
  • Habrothamnus aurantiacus Regel

References
  1. "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  2. Cestrum aurantiacum at USDA PLANTS Database
  3. Cestrum aurantiacum Archived September 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine at Swaziland's Flora Database Archived July 13, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  4. "Cestrum aurantiacum". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  5. Cestrum aurantiacum at Universal Postal Union - stamps of Peru]


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