Cestrum nocturnum

Cestrum nocturnum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Cestrum
Species:
C. nocturnum
Binomial name
Cestrum nocturnum
Synonyms
  • Chiococca nocturna (L.) Jacq.
  • Cestrum graciliflorum Dunal
  • Cestrum leucocarpum Dunal
  • Cestrum multiflorum Roem. & Schult.
  • Cestrum propinquum M.Martens & Galeotti
  • Cestrum scandens Thibaud ex Dunal
  • Cestrum spicatum Mill.
  • Cestrum suberosum Jacq.

Cestrum nocturnum, the lady of the night, night-blooming jasmine, night-blooming jessamine, night-scented jessamine, night-scented cestrum or poisonberry, 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.

Despite its common name, the species is not a "true jasmine" and not of the genus Jasminum.