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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Solanales |
| Family: | Solanaceae |
| Genus: | Cestrum |
| Species: | C. nocturnum
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| Binomial name | |
| Cestrum nocturnum | |
Cestrum nocturnum, the lady of the night, night-blooming jasmine, night-blooming jessamine, night-scented jessamine, night-scented cestrum or poisonberry,[2] is a species of plant in the potato family Solanaceae. It is native to the West Indies, but naturalized in South Asia.[3]
Despite its common name, the species is not a "true jasmine" and not of the genus Jasminum.
- ^ Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI), IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group.; Meave, J.A. (2019). "Cestrum nocturnum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T72045868A136785819. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T72045868A136785819.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ "Cestrum nocturnum". European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization (EPPO). Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- ^ Hortus Third Cornell University, Western Garden Book 2007 Ed