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*Cestrum Linnaeus. Night-flowering Jessamine.

Key to Cestrum

A genus of about 175 species, shrubs (rarely trees or lianas), of Tropical America.

Ref: Barboza et al. In Kadereit & Bittrich (2016); Hunziker (2001); Monro (2023) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2023c). Show full citations.

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image of plant© Keith Bradley | Cestrum diurnum | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Carl Ramirez, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Carl Ramirez | Cestrum parqui source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Keith Bradley | Cestrum diurnum | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Kyle Campbell, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND), uploaded by Kyle Campbell | Cestrum parqui source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Brandon Corder | Cestrum nocturnum source | Original Image ⭷

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