Yellow Shrub Jessamine
Cestrum aurantiacum
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal & more
- Flowering
- August-March
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Cestrum aurantiacum
- Genus
- Cestrum
- Family
- Solanaceae
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Habitat
- Along roadsides of high ranges, also scrub jungles
- Native to
- Central America
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Sikkim, Delhi, Meghalaya
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-March
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Solanaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Solanaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
About Yellow Shrub Jessamine
Yellow Shrub Jessamine (Cestrum aurantiacum) is a climbing shrub belonging to the Solanaceae family (Nightshade/Tomato family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate simple leaves, cymose (extra-axillary) flower clusters, berry/capsule fruit. It is typically found in along roadsides of high ranges, also scrub jungles. It is native to Central America. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during August-March.
Solanaceae
Nightshade/Tomato family
Yellow Shrub Jessamine belongs to the Solanaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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