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Latin name

Family

Distribution

North America distribution zone

Height

Foliage

Ecology

Use

Synonym

English name

French name

Spanish name

Other name

Trade name

Cestrum nocturnum L.

Solanaceae

SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama, West Indies) N MW South America? (Colombia, Venezuela, Peru)

SC SE

[S]?

cl dr ma pl (ornamental) tx

Cestrum hirtellum Schltdl. Cestrum leucocarpum Dunal Cestrum nocturnum var. mexicanum O.E.Schulz Cestrum scandens Thibaud ex Dunal Cestrum suberosum Jacq.

nightblooming cestrum; cestrum; jasmine, lady of the night (Jamaica); lady-of-the-night, night cestrum, night-blooming

cestreau jasmin-de-nuit; jasmin caca chatte, jasmin de nuit, lilas de nuit (Haiti)

bella de noche (Venezuela); dama de noche (Belize, Dominican Republic, Panama, Venezuela); galán de noche (Colombia, Cuba, Spain); huele de noche (Central America, Mexico, Spain); jazmín de noche (Dominican Republic); palo hediondo (El Salvador); rufiana (Dominican Republic); sapillo (Belize); zorillo (Costa Rica)

akul utz, chacayum (maya, Belize); jazmen nwi, lila nwi (creole, Haiti); ya-axta (maya, Belize)

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Latin name	Cestrum nocturnum L.
Family	Solanaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama, West Indies) N MW South America? (Colombia, Venezuela, Peru)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	[S]?
Foliage	E
Ecology
Use	cl dr ma pl (ornamental) tx
Synonym	Cestrum hirtellum Schltdl. Cestrum leucocarpum Dunal Cestrum nocturnum var. mexicanum O.E.Schulz Cestrum scandens Thibaud ex Dunal Cestrum suberosum Jacq.
English name	nightblooming cestrum; cestrum; jasmine, lady of the night (Jamaica); lady-of-the-night, night cestrum, night-blooming
French name	cestreau jasmin-de-nuit; jasmin caca chatte, jasmin de nuit, lilas de nuit (Haiti)
Spanish name	bella de noche (Venezuela); dama de noche (Belize, Dominican Republic, Panama, Venezuela); galán de noche (Colombia, Cuba, Spain); huele de noche (Central America, Mexico, Spain); jazmín de noche (Dominican Republic); palo hediondo (El Salvador); rufiana (Dominican Republic); sapillo (Belize); zorillo (Costa Rica)
Other name	akul utz, chacayum (maya, Belize); jazmen nwi, lila nwi (creole, Haiti); ya-axta (maya, Belize)
Trade name