Calflora
Taxon  Report   9064 
Cestrum nocturnum  L.
Night jessamine
Cestrum nocturnum
© 2005 Doreen L. Smith
More photos from
CalPhotos / Calflora
Cestrum nocturnum
© 2007 Zoya Akulova
Cestrum nocturnum
© 2011 Mike Perlmutter
Cestrum nocturnum, a dicot, is a tree that is not native to California.

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Bloom Period
Cestrum nocturnum
© 2011 Eric Wrubel/NPS
Family: SOLANACEAE  
Genus: Cestrum
Wetlands: Occurs in non wetlands
Toxicity: MAJOR   [California Poison Control System 2010]    
Name Status:
Accepted by TJM2 + PLANTS
 Alternate Names:
(according to)
PLANTS: Cestrum parqui
More information about  Cestrum nocturnum
Photos on CalPhotos / Google Images
Jepson eFlora

Records from the Consortium of California Herbaria

USDA PLANTS Profile (CENO)

Search efloras.org (Flora of North America)

website references from Google


Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation,
with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria.
[web application]. 2018. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization].
Available: http://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: Apr 25, 2018).

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