Cestrum diurnum

Linnaeus

Sp. Pl. 1: 191. 1753.

Common names: Day-blooming jessamine
WeedyIntroducedIllustrated
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 14.

Shrubs, 0.5–4 m; stems densely to sparsely pubescent, glabres­cent; axillary branches usually subtended by minor leaf. Leaves: petiole 5–24 mm; blade elliptic, oblong, ovate, oblong-ovate, or obovate, 2.5–12 × 0.6–3.6 cm. Inflorescences 1–3 per axil, each cluster 3–11-flowered. Flowers: calyx 3–4 × 1.7–2.3 mm, lobes 5, erect, 0.5–0.8 mm; corolla pale yellow or white, 11–16 mm, lobes 1.7–2.3 mm. Berries purple to black, 6–11 × 4.5–9 mm. 2n = 16.


Phenology: Flowering late spring–mid-summer.
Habitat: Secondary scrub, forest edges, roadsides.
Elevation: 0–10 m.

Distribution

Introduced; Fla., Mexico (Chiapas, Quintana Roo, Yucatán), West Indies (Cuba), Central America (Guatemala).

Discussion

Cestrum diurnum has been introduced as an orna­mental shrub into most of tropical and subtropical America, and is considered to be an environmental weed (R. P. Randall 2012). It is listed as invasive or potentially invasive in Florida.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
... more about "Cestrum diurnum"
Alexandre K. Monro +
Linnaeus +
Day-blooming jessamine +
Fla. +, Mexico (Chiapas +, Quintana Roo +, Yucatán) +, West Indies (Cuba) +  and Central America (Guatemala). +
0–10 m. +
Secondary scrub, forest edges, roadsides. +
Flowering late spring–mid-summer. +
Weedy +, Introduced +  and Illustrated +
Cestrum diurnum +
species +