Cestrum nocturnum L.

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Common names:	Night cestrum (English) Night-blooming jasmine (English)
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Worldwide distribution:	Native to Central America, northern South America and the West Indies; widely cultivated elsewhere
Growth form(s):	Tree, shrub over 2 m, shrub under 2 m.
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Literature:	Gonçalves, A.E. (2005). Solanaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(4) Page 10.

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Flora of Malawi: cultivated Cestrum nocturnum
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Cestrum nocturnum
African Plant Database: Cestrum nocturnum
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Cestrum nocturnum
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