Biology:Cestrum aurantiacum

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Short description: Species of plant

Cestrum aurantiacum
Cestrum aurantiacum 3.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Cestrum
Species:
C. aurantiacum
Binomial name
Cestrum aurantiacum
Lindl.
Synonyms[2]
  • Cestrum auriculatum Ruiz & Pav.
  • Cestrum chaculanum Loes.
  • Cestrum paucinervium Francey
  • Cestrum pedunculare Pav. ex Dunal
  • Cestrum regelii Planch.
  • Cestrum warszewiczii Klotzsch
  • Habrothamnus aurantiacus Regel

Cestrum aurantiacum[3] (orange cestrum, "orange jessamine", orange-flowering jessamine, and yellow cestrum;[4] syn. Capraria lanceolata L.f.) is native to North and South America. This plant is used as an ornamental plant, and it is a poisonous plant if eaten by animals.[5] It is regarded as medicinal in Peru.[6]

References

  1. Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI); IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group; Meave, J.A. (2019). "Cestrum aurantiacum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T136788108A136788110. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T136788108A136788110.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136788108/136788110. Retrieved 19 December 2022. 
  2. "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-2713321. Retrieved 8 April 2015. 
  3. Cestrum aurantiacum at USDA PLANTS Database
  4. Cestrum aurantiacum at Swaziland's Flora Database
  5. {{citation | mode = cs1 | title = Cestrum aurantiacum | work = Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) | url = | publisher = [[Organization:Agricultural Research ServAgricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | access-date = 16 January 2018 }}
  6. Cestrum aurantiacum at Universal Postal Union - stamps of Peru]

Wikidata ☰ Q147708 entry