Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Solanales > Solanaceae > Cestrum > Cestrum diurnumCestrum diurnum (Day jessamine)Synonyms: Cestrum album (homotypic); Cestrum diurnum var. diurnum; Cestrum diurnum var. fasciatiflorum; Cestrum diurnum var. fastigiatum; Cestrum diurnum var. marcianum; Cestrum diurnum var. odontospermum; Cestrum diurnum var. portoricense; Cestrum diurnum var. tinctorium; Cestrum diurnum var. venenatum; Cestrum elongatum; Cestrum fastigiatum; Cestrum laurifolium; Cestrum nocturnum; Cestrum odontospermum; Cestrum pallidum (heterotypic); Cestrum tinctorium; Cestrum venenatum (heterotypic); Cestrum vespertinum Cestrum diurnum (Din Ka Raja) is a species of Cestrum, native to the West Indies. Common names include Day-blooming Cestrum, Day-blooming Jessamine, and Day-blooming Jasmine. Also known as Din ka Raja (King of the day), in Urdu and Hindi. The scent of this quick-growing and evergreen woody shrub, often used for screens and borders, is released by day. Cestrum diurnum is easily propagated from the seed, which it produces in abundance. |
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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