Species

Cestrum parqui

Common Name(s)

green cestrum

Family

Solanaceae

Flora Category

Vascular - Exotic

Structural Class

Dicotyledonous Trees & Shrubs

Habitat

Terrestrial.

Features

Shrub, generally 1-3 m high. Petiole to 1 cm long. Lamina 1-12-(14) X 0.5-3 cm, lanceolate to narrow-ovate, minutely puberulent whan young, otherwise glabrous; base attenuate or cuneate; apex acute to short-acuminate. Infl. panniculate, dense; branches +/- puberulent; fls subsessile or with long pedicels to 7 mm long, fragrant nocturnally. Calyx 3-6 mm long; lobes 1 mm long, +/- triangular, obtuse to subacute; margins shortly villous. Corolla 1.5-2.3 cm long, greenish yellow or pale brownish yellow; tube narrow-salverform, widening slightly above; lobes 3.5-6 mm long, narrowly triangular, patent, shortly villous inside and on margins, acute or short-acuminate. Fr 7-10 X 6-8 mm, broad-ovoid to broad-ellipsoid, glossy, black or purplish black (Webb et al 1988).

Flowering

November, December, January, February, March, April, May, June

Flower Colours

Green,Yellow

Year Naturalised

1908

Origin

Warm temperate South America

Reason For Introduction
Ornamental

Life Cycle Comments
Perennial.

Tolerances
Resistant to frosts

This page last updated on 18 Jan 2010