Taxon:
Cestrum nocturnum L.
Summary
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 1:191. 1753
Verified:
04/16/1996
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Adams, C. 1972. Flowering plants of Jamaica
- Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
- Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz. URL: http://www.ecologia.edu.mx/publicaciones/flover.htm
- Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal. Note: cult.
- Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
- Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
- Kartesz, J. T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland.
- Kingsbury, J. M. 1964. Poisonous plants of the United States and Canada. Note: poisonous
- Lampe, K. F. & M. A. McCann. 1985. AMA handbook of poisonous and injurious plants Note: poisonous
- León (J. S. Sauget) & Alain (E. E. Liogier). 1946-1969. Flora de Cuba
- Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
- Liogier, H. A. 1984-. Descriptive flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands.
- McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
- Personal Care Products Council. INCI URL: http://www.personalcarecouncil.org/public/what-inci
- Reitz, R., ed. 1965-. Flora ilustrada catarinense. Note: cult.
- Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
- Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. 1943-1980. Flora of Panama.
Common names
English
lady-of-the-night – night-jessamine – Swedish
vit nattjasmin –
Distribution
order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
1 | Native | Northern America | | Mexico | | |
1 | Native | Southern America | Caribbean | Cuba | | |
1 | Native | Southern America | Central America | Belize | | |
1 | Native | Southern America | Central America | Costa Rica | | |
1 | Native | Southern America | Central America | El Salvador | | |
1 | Native | Southern America | Central America | Guatemala | | |
1 | Native | Southern America | Central America | Honduras | | |
1 | Native | Southern America | Central America | Nicaragua | | |
1 | Native | Southern America | Central America | Panama | | |
2 | Cultivated | | | | | widely cult. in tropics |
Native
Northern America
Southern America
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CARIBBEAN:
Cuba
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CENTRAL AMERICA:
Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador
Cultivated
(widely cult. in tropics)
Economic Uses
Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
Environmental | ornamental | | Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz. URL: http://www.ecologia.edu.mx/publicaciones/flover.htm |
Environmental | ornamental | | Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles. |
Environmental | ornamental | | Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening |
Medicines | folklore | | McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland. |
Vertebrate poisons | mammals | | Lampe, K. F. & M. A. McCann. 1985. AMA handbook of poisonous and injurious plants Note: poisonous |
Vertebrate poisons | mammals | to humans | Kingsbury, J. M. 1964. Poisonous plants of the United States and Canada. Note: poisonous |