Night jessamine (Cestrum nocturnum)

Night jessamine, a reference photo — Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India · CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

Cestrum nocturnum, the lady of the night, night-blooming jasmine, night-blooming jessamine, night-scented jessamine, night-scented cestrum, or poisonberry,( Urdu: رات کی رانی, romanized: raat ki rani ) is a species of plant in the potato family Solanaceae. It is native to Mexico, Central America and northern South America and is naturalized in South Asia.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Night jessamine being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Cestrum laevigatum
Cestrum parqui
Cestrum latifolium

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Cestrum
Species: Cestrum nocturnum

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