issg Database: Ecology of Cestrum nocturnum

Cestrum nocturnum (shrub)

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Taxonomic name: Cestrum nocturnum L.
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Common names: jasmin bâtard (French-Reunion (La Réunion)), jasmin de nuit (French)
Organism type: shrub
Cestrum nocturnum is a perennial woody shrub that can reach up to 4m high. A native of tropical America, the species was introduced as an ornamental in many tropical and subtropical regions of the world. It has became widely naturalized and is sometimes invasive in areas where it forms dense impenetrable stands which limit the regeneration of native species. All parts of the plant are poisonous.
Geographical range
Native range: tropical America and the West Indies.
Known introduced range: French Polynesia, American Samoa, Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Guam, Hawaii, Japan, Marshall Islands, New Caledonia, Niue, Samoa, Tonga, Wallis et Futuna, Australia (source : PIER, 2007).

Compiled by: Comité français de l'UICN (IUCN French Committee) & IUCN SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG)

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Last Modified: Friday, 26 August 2005

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