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Cestrum aurantiacum (orange jessamine)

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Wikipedia Abstract

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.
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Infraspecies

Cestrum aurantiacum f. aurantiacum
Cestrum aurantiacum f. flavum

Attributes

Lifespan [1]  Perennial
Structure [1]  Tree

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Braulio Carrillo National Park II 117843 Costa Rica  

Predators

Chrysodeixis acuta (Tunbridge Wells Gem)[2]
Greta morgane (Thick-tipped Greta)[2]
Rhodogastria amasis[2]
Tachardina affluens <Unverified Name>[3]

External References

USDA Plant Profile

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
♦ 2HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
♦ 3Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009
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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