Cestrum aurantiacum
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Solanales |
| Family: | Solanaceae |
| Genus: | Cestrum |
| Species: | C. aurantiacum
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| Cestrum aurantiacum | |
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Cestrum aurantiacum [2] (orange cestrum, "orange jessamine", orange-flowering jessamine, and yellow cestrum;[3] syn. Capraria lanceolata L.f.) is native to North and South America. This plant is used as an ornamental plant, and it is a poisonous plant if eaten by animals.[4] It is regarded as medicinal in Peru.[5]
References
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- ^ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- ^ Cestrum aurantiacum at USDA PLANTS Database
- ^ Cestrum aurantiacum Archived September 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine at Swaziland's Flora Database Archived July 13, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Cestrum aurantiacum". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ^ Cestrum aurantiacum at Universal Postal Union - stamps of Peru]
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