Night Jessamine
Cestrum nocturnum
Also known as Queen of the night, Lady of the night
About Night Jessamine
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. Despite its common name, the species is not a "true jasmine" and not of the genus Jasminum.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Cestrum nocturnum
- Genus
- Cestrum
- Family
- SOLANACEAE
- Habit
- Shrub
- Native to
- West Indies
- Distribution
- Cultivated in most parts of the world
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- रात की रानी Rat ki rani, रातरानी, रात की रानी
- Nepali
- हसना फूल
- Bengali
- Hasna hana, হাসনাহেনা, হাসনুহানা
- Tamil
- செசுட்ரம் நோக்டர்னம்
- Telugu
- రాత్రి రాణి, నైట్ క్వీన్, సెస్ట్రమ్ నాక్టర్నమ్
- Kannada
- ರಾತ್ರಿರಾಣಿ Raatri raani, ರಾತ್ರಿರಾಣಿ
- Malayalam
- നിശാറാണി, Cestrum nocturnum
- Marathi
- रातराणी Raatrani, रातराणी
Solanaceae
Nightshade/Tomato family
Night Jessamine belongs to the Solanaceae family.
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