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Cestrum
Also called Flowering Jessamine, Inkberry, Cestrums, Inkberries, Jessamines
Cestrum is a genus of 150 to 250 evergreen or deciduous shrubs in the nightshade family, grown mainly for their strongly scented flowers. All parts are toxic, so handle with care around people and animals.
Cestrum is a genus of — depending on authority — 150-250 species of flowering plants in the family Solanaceae. They are native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the Americas, from the southernmost United States (Florida, Texas: day-blooming cestrum, C. diurnum) south to the Bío-Bío Region in central Chile (green cestrum, C. parqui). They are colloquially known as cestrums or jessamines (probably from the word "jasmine", due to their fragrant flowers, though they are not true jasmines.).
Several species are grown as ornamental plants for their strongly scented flowers. Numerous cultivars have been produced for garden use, of which 'Newellii' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. (confirmed 2017).
Orange jessamine · Day jessamine · Purple cestrum · Night jessamine · Chilean jessamine
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