PLANTS Profile for Cestrum nocturnum (night jessamine)

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PLANTS Profile

Cestrum nocturnum L.
night jessamine

Symbol:

CENO

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Solanaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree
Shrub

Native Status:

L48		I
HI		I
PR		I
VI		I

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Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. Mexico. Usage Requirements.

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Cestrum nocturnum L.

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Synonyms:
Cestrum nocturnum L.

CEPA18

Cestrum parqui auct. non L'Hér.

Distribution:
Cestrum nocturnum L.


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (CA, FL, GA, HI, LA, TX), USA+ (PR, VI)

Related Taxa:
Cestrum nocturnum L.

View 42 genera in Solanaceae, 10 species in Cestrum

Classification:
Cestrum nocturnum L.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Solanales
Family	Solanaceae – Potato family
Genus	Cestrum L. – jessamine
Species	Cestrum nocturnum L. – night jessamine

U.S. Weed Information:
Cestrum nocturnum L.

dama-de-noche
iki he po
night cestrum
night jasmine
queen of the night
thauthau ni mbongi

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

HEAR

USDI, Geological Survey. 1999. Information index for selected alien plants in Hawaii (20 October 2003). Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk Project, Biological Resources Division, Haleakala Field Station. Makawao, Hawaii.

Introduced Information:
Cestrum nocturnum L.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Cestrum nocturnum L.

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 30498.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

Related Web Sites:
Cestrum nocturnum L.

Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk: Plant Threats to Pacific Ecosystems

New Zealand Environment Bay of Plenty: abstract & images

University of Hawaii Botany Department: Alien Plants of Hawaii

Time Generated: 10/08/2008 10:38 AM MDT