PLANTS Profile for Cestrum elegans (purple cestrum)

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Cestrum elegans (Brongn. ex Neumann) Schltdl.
purple cestrum

Symbol:

CEEL4

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Solanaceae

Duration:

Growth Habit:

Native Status:

None

Distribution:

Not in PFA

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Photo of Cestrum elegans (Brongn. ex Neumann) Schltdl.

©J.S. Peterson. USDA NRCS NPDC. United States, CA, San Francisco, Golden Gate Park, Strybing Arboretum. October 1, 2002. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Cestrum elegans (Brongn. ex Neumann) Schltdl.

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Synonyms:
Cestrum elegans (Brongn. ex Neumann) Schltdl.

CEPU13

Cestrum purpureum (Lindl.) Standl.

Related Taxa:
Cestrum elegans (Brongn. ex Neumann) Schltdl.

View 42 genera in Solanaceae, 10 species in Cestrum

Classification:
Cestrum elegans (Brongn. ex Neumann) Schltdl.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Solanales
Family	Solanaceae – Potato family
Genus	Cestrum L. – jessamine
Species	Cestrum elegans (Brongn. ex Neumann) Schltdl. – purple cestrum

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Cestrum elegans (Brongn. ex Neumann) Schltdl.

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