Shrubs or trees, 1–12 m; young stems sparsely pubescent, hairs glandular; axillary branches not subtended by minor leaf. Leaves: petiole 5–18 mm; blade ovate, elliptic, or ovate-elliptic, 3.7–21 × 1.4–8.5 cm. Inflores­cences 1–3 per axil, each cluster 1–4-flowered. Flowers: calyx 2.2–3.5 × 1.2–1.8 mm, lobes 5, erect or spreading, 0.5–1 mm; corolla pale yellow to pale green, 16–24 mm, lobes 2–4.5 mm. Berries white, 5–11 × 5–9 mm. 2n = 16.

Phenology: Flowering mid-summer–winter.
Habitat: Secondary scrub, forest edges, roadsides.
Elevation: 0–200 m.

Distribution

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Introduced; Calif., Fla., La., Mexico (Chiapas, Morelos, Oaxaca, San Luis Potosí, Yucatán), Central America (Nicaragua, Panama), South America (Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela).

Discussion

Cestrum nocturnum is considered to be an agricultural and environmental weed (R. P. Randall 2002).

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.