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Taxon:  Cestrum elegans (Brongn. ex Neumann) Schltdl.



Summary
Genus:
Cestrum
Family:
Solanaceae
Subfamily:
Browallioideae
Tribe:
Cestreae
Nomen number:
9992
Place of publication:
Linnaea 19:261. 1846
Verified:
04/16/1996 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Habrothamnus elegans Brongn. ex Neumann

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Cestrum purpureum (Lindl.) Standl.
Habrothamnus purpureus Lindl.
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Reference(s)
  1. Beetle, A. A. 1970. Recommended plant names. Univ. Wyoming Agr. Exp. Sta. Res. J. 31
  2. Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
  3. Francey, P. 1935. Monographie du genre Cestrum L. Candollea 6:123.
  4. Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
  5. Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
  6. Henderson, L. 2001. Alien weeds and invasive plants: a complete guide to declared weeds and invaders in South Africa. Plant Protection Research Institute, Handbook 12
  7. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening Note: mentions
  8. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
  9. Standley, P. C. 1920. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 23:1-1721. Note: = Cestrum purpureum
Common names
English
crimson cestrum –
purple cestrum –
Afrikaans
karmosynsestrum –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoOaxaca 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoPuebla 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoVeracruz de Ignacio de la Llave 
2Cultivated    also cult.
Native
Northern America
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Oaxaca, Puebla, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave]
Cultivated (also cult.)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
Environmentalornamental Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
Weed  Henderson, L. 2001. Alien weeds and invasive plants: a complete guide to declared weeds and invaders in South Africa. Plant Protection Research Institute, Handbook 12
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=9992. Accessed 4 May 2025.