Cestrum alternifolium
Alternateleaf Jessamine
Also known as: Cestrum alternifolium var. mitanthum O.E.Schulz +12 more
- Cestrum alternifolium var. mitanthum O.E.Schulz
- Cestrum alternifolium var. pendulinum (Jacq.) O.E.Schulz
- Cestrum amelanchier Dunal
- Cestrum aronioideum St.-Lag.
- Cestrum depauperatum Dunal
- Cestrum frutescens Aubl.
- Cestrum jamaicense Lam.
- Cestrum jasminiflorum Moric. ex Dunal
- Cestrum latifolium Duss
- Cestrum macrophyllum Griseb.
- Cestrum requienii Dunal
- Cestrum vespertinum Bertol. ex Dunal
- Chiococca alternifolia L.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Solanaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub or tree.
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Cestrum alternifolium (commonly known as Alternateleaf Jessamine) is a shrub or tree belonging to the Solanaceae family. Indigenous to North America and South America, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions. It belongs to the highly diverse genus Cestrum, which contains over 200 distinct species.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Leeward Is., Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.