Orange Jessamine

(Cestrum aurantiacum)

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Description

Cestrum aurantiacum (orange Cestrum, "orange jessamine", orange-flowering jessamine, and yellow Cestrum; syn. Capraria lanceolata L.f.) is an invasive species native to North and South America. This plant is used as an ornamental plant, and it is a poisonous plant if eaten by animals. It is regarded as medicinal in Peru.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Solanales
Family:Solanaceae
Genus:Cestrum
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