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7420.000 Cestrum
Description of the genus
Unarmed shrubs. Leaves simple and entire, alternate. Flowers in axillary or terminal clusters. Calyx 5(-6)-toothed, not enlarging in fruit. Corolla narrowly funnel-shaped (in ours) with 5(-6) reflexed lobes, c.1/4 as along as tube. Stamens arising at base of corolla tube. Ovary 2-locular. Fruit a berry. Worldwide: 175 species in tropical America |
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| Species | Links to maps | FZ divisions | Content |
| aurantiacum Lindl. | Altitude Rainfall Geology | C,E | Description, Image |
| laevigatum Schltdl. | Altitude Rainfall Geology | W |
Other sources of information about Cestrum:
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Cestrum pageFlora of Mozambique: Cestrum
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Cestrum
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Cestrum
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Cestrum
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Cestrum
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Cestrum
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