Cestrum

E419005

genus taxon

Cestrum is a genus of flowering shrubs and small trees known for their often fragrant, tubular flowers and widespread use as ornamental plants in warm climates.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Cestrum canonical	1
Cestrum aurantiacum	1
Cestrum elegans	1
Cestrum nocturnum	1
Cestrum parqui	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	genus ⓘ taxon ⓘ
clade	Magnoliophyta ⓘ surface form: Angiosperms Asterids NERFINISHED ⓘ Eudicots ⓘ
commonName	cestrum ⓘ jessamine ⓘ
containsCompound	alkaloids ⓘ glycosides ⓘ
distribution	widely cultivated in subtropical regions ⓘ widely cultivated in tropical regions ⓘ
family	Solanaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ
flowerColor	purple (in some species) ⓘ red (in some species) ⓘ white (in some species) ⓘ yellow (in some species) ⓘ
floweringTime	often night-flowering ⓘ
fruitType	berry ⓘ
habitat	disturbed areas ⓘ gardens ⓘ
hasFlowerCharacteristic	often fragrant ⓘ
hasFlowerType	tubular flower ⓘ
hasGrowthForm	shrub ⓘ small tree ⓘ
hasNotableSpecies	Cestrum self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Cestrum aurantiacum Cestrum diurnum ONNED1 ⓘ Cestrum self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Cestrum elegans Cestrum self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Cestrum nocturnum Cestrum self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Cestrum parqui
invasiveStatus	some species invasive outside native range ⓘ
isPerennial	true ⓘ
kingdom	Plantae ⓘ
leafPersistence	evergreen in warm climates ⓘ
leafType	simple leaves ⓘ
nativeRegion	Americas ⓘ Neotropical realm ⓘ surface form: Neotropics
order	Solanales NERFINISHED ⓘ
photosyntheticPathway	C3 ⓘ
pollination	insect-pollinated ⓘ moth-pollinated ⓘ
reproduction	by seed ⓘ by vegetative cuttings ⓘ
toxicity	many species are poisonous ⓘ
toxicTo	humans ⓘ livestock ⓘ
typicalClimate	warm climates ⓘ
usedAs	ornamental plant ⓘ
vernacularNameOf	day-blooming jessamine (for Cestrum diurnum) ⓘ night-blooming jessamine (for Cestrum nocturnum) ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Solanaceae → includesGenus → Cestrum ⓘ

Cestrum → hasNotableSpecies → Cestrum self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cestrum nocturnum

Cestrum → hasNotableSpecies → Cestrum self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cestrum elegans

Cestrum → hasNotableSpecies → Cestrum self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cestrum aurantiacum

Cestrum → hasNotableSpecies → Cestrum self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cestrum parqui