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Cestrum nocturnum L.

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Synonyms:
Common names:	Night cestrum (English) Night-blooming jasmine (English)
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Worldwide distribution:	Native to Central America, northern South America and the West Indies; widely cultivated elsewhere
Growth form(s):	Tree, shrub over 2 m, shrub under 2 m.
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Literature:	Gonçalves, A.E. (2005). Solanaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(4) Page 10.

Other sources of information about Cestrum nocturnum:

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Flora of Burundi: Cestrum nocturnum
Flora of Malawi: cultivated Cestrum nocturnum

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Cestrum nocturnum
African Plant Database: Cestrum nocturnum
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Cestrum nocturnum
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Cestrum nocturnum
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Cestrum nocturnum
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Cestrum nocturnum
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Cestrum nocturnum
JSTOR Plant Science: Cestrum nocturnum
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Cestrum nocturnum
Plants of the World Online: Cestrum nocturnum
Tropicos: Cestrum nocturnum
Wikipedia: Cestrum nocturnum

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