Cestrum aurantiacum Lindl.

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Photo: Bart Wursten
Greystone Park NR, Harare

Photo: Bart Wursten
Mt Chinaka, Juliasdale

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Description:	Evergreen, somewhat scrambling shrub or small tree. The flowers have an overpowering citrus-like smell, particularly at night. Fruits white.
Notes:	It was introduced as a garden ornamental but is now a slightly invasive invasive weed in wetter parts of the country.
Derivation of specific name:	aurantiacum: orange-flowered
Flowering time:	All year
Worldwide distribution:	Native to Tropical America from Guatemala to Venezuela.
Growth form(s):	Tree.
Insects associated with this species:	Rhodogastria amasis (Food plant)
Spot characters:	Display spot characters for this species
Image last updated:	Saturday 22 July 2006
Literature:	Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 273. Gonçalves, A.E. (2005). Solanaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(4) Page 11. Shone, D.K. & Drummond, R.B. (1965). Poisonous Plants of Rhodesia Ministry of Agriculture, Rhodesia Pages 44 - 45. (Includes a picture).

Flora of Mozambique: cultivated Cestrum aurantiacum
Flora of Zambia: cultivated Cestrum aurantiacum
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