Solanaceae

Cestrum L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 191 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Florida to Tropical America.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Chile Central, Chile North, Chile South, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexican Pacific Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Southwest Caribbean, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.

Introduced into:

Andaman Is., Assam, Baleares, Bangladesh, Borneo, Burundi, California, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Caroline Is., China South-Central, China Southeast, Comoros, Cook Is., East Himalaya, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Free State, Galápagos, Greece, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hawaii, India, Italy, Jawa, Juan Fernández Is., Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Lebanon-Syria, Lesser Sunda Is., Madeira, Malawi, Marianas, Marshall Is., Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New South Wales, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Northern Provinces, Pakistan, Philippines, Queensland, Rwanda, Réunion, Samoa, Sicilia, Society Is., South Australia, Spain, Sri Lanka, St.Helena, Swaziland, Tanzania, Thailand, Tonga, Tubuai Is., Tunisia, Uganda, Victoria, Vietnam, Wallis-Futuna Is., West Himalaya, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Candollea 6: 46 (1935)
  • Candollea 7: 1 (1936).
  • Cestrum L., Sp. Pl.: 191 (1753)
  • Francey in Candollea 6: 46 (1935)
  • Gen. Pl., ed. 5: 88 (1754).
  • Hunziker, Gen. Solanacearum: 32 (2001).
  • Sp. Pl.: 191 (1753)
  • in Candollea 7: 1 (1936).

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85: 275–351 (1998);
  • Candollea 6: 46–398 (1935)
  • Candollea 7: 1–132 (1936);
  • Gen. Pl. ed. 5: 88 (1754);
  • Gen. Solanaceae: 32–35 (2001);
  • Solanaceae V: 109–136 (2001)
  • Sp. Pl. 1: 191 (1753)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2000 Souza, V.C. [8976], Brazil K001073226 Yes
Jan 1, 1997 Sano, P.T. [CFCR 14577], Brazil K001073221 Yes
Jan 1, 1986 Silva, M.N. [75], Brazil K001073239 Yes
Ecuador 46191.000 No
Harley, R.M. [22026], Brazil 72771.000 No
Hinton, G.B. [17473], Mexico K000063489 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [17436], Mexico K000063490 Yes
Reveal, J.L. [4204], Mexico K000063491 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. s.n.] K001132440 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [6553], Brazil K001073230 Yes
Harley, R.M. [20165], Brazil K001073238 Yes
Maguire, B. [35094], Venezuela K001073232 Yes
Forzza, R.C. [4345], Brazil K001073233 Yes
Pereira, B.A.S. [294], Brazil K001073223 Yes
Trail, J.W.H. [597], Brazil K001073231 Yes
Williams, L.O. [6994], Brazil K001073228 Yes
Silva, N.T. da [60639], Brazil K001073229 Yes
Burchell, W.J. [5260], Brazil K001073222 Yes
Harley, R.M. [CFCR7611], Brazil K001073225 Yes
Burchell, W.J. [7797], Brazil K001073224 Yes
Harley, R.M. [28201], Brazil K001073236 Yes
Vasconcellos-Neto, J. [21590], Brazil K001073237 Yes
Neto, J.V. [21589], Brazil K001073235 Yes
Burchell [4766], Brazil K000964678 Yes
Swainson, W. [s.n.], Brazil K001073227 Yes
Jardim, J.G. [4770], Brazil K001073234 Yes

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
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  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

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