夜香树Cestrum nocturnum

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  • Scientific Name: Cestrum nocturnum Linnaeus
  • Ref: Sp. Pl. 1: 191. 1753.
  • English Common Name: night jessamine
  • Chinese Common Name: 夜香树 ye xiang shu
  • Family: Solanaceae
  • Genus: Cestrum
  • Distribution: Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan [native to America, widely cultivated for ornament in tropical regions].
  • Type:Lectotype, Bäck, Abraham – Herb. Linn. 258.1. (LINN) , designated by Deb, D. B. 1980. Enumeration, synonymy and distribution of the Solanaceae in India. J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 1: 36. 
 Shrubs erect or sprawling, 1-3 m tall; young growth puberulent, glabrescent. Branches slender. Petiole 0.8-2 cm; leaf blade oblong-ovate or oblong-lanceolate, 6-15 × 2-4.5 cm, entire. Inflorescences drooping, many-flowered, axillary or terminal racemose panicles, 7-10 cm. Flowers strongly night scented. Pedicel 1-5 mm. Calyx campanulate, 2-3 × 1-1.5 mm; lobes deltoid, 0.5-0.8 mm. Corolla greenish or whitish yellow, 1.5-2.5 cm, tube slightly contracted at throat, lobes 3-4 mm. Filaments with dentate appendages, usually puberulent at point of insertion. Ovary ca. l mm. Berry white, juicy, oblong or globose, 6-10 × 4-10 mm. Seeds 1-5, ellipsoid, 3.5-4.5 mm.(Flora of China)
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