Cestrum diurnum
Day Cestrum, Day Flowering Jessamine
Other regional names: Day Blooming Cestrum +4 more
- Day Blooming Cestrum
- Day Jasmine
- Day Jessamine
- Day Queen
- Wild Jasmine
Also known as: Cestrum album Ferrero ex Dunal +17 more
- Cestrum album Ferrero ex Dunal
- Cestrum diurnum Griseb.
- Cestrum diurnum var. diurnum
- Cestrum diurnum var. fasciatiflorum Dunal
- Cestrum diurnum var. fastigiatum (Jacq.) Stehlé
- Cestrum diurnum var. fastigiatum (Jacq.) Stehlé ex Fournet, 1978
- Cestrum diurnum var. marcianum Proctor
- Cestrum diurnum var. odontospermum (Jacq.) O.E.Schulz
- Cestrum diurnum var. portoricense O.E.Schulz
- Cestrum diurnum var. tinctorium (Jacq.) M.Gómez
- Cestrum diurnum var. tinctorium Maza, 1894
- Cestrum diurnum var. venenatum (Mill.) O.E.Schulz
- Cestrum elongatum Steud.
- Cestrum fastigiatum Jacq.
- Cestrum fastigiatum Jan
- Cestrum laurifolium Fawc.
- Cestrum laurifolium var. normale Kuntze
- Cestrum nocturnum Griseb.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Solanaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub.
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Indigenous to North America and South America, Cestrum diurnum (commonly known as Day Cestrum or Day Flowering Jessamine) is a shrub belonging to the Solanaceae family. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caribbean, Central America, Mexico
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Cuba, Guatemala, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Assam, Bangladesh, Caroline Is., Cook Is., Dominican Republic, Fiji, Florida, Haiti, Hawaii, India, Jamaica, Kenya, Leeward Is., Marianas, Nepal, Puerto Rico, Samoa, Society Is., Southwest Caribbean, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Wallis-Futuna Is., Windward Is.