Cestrum dumetorum Schltdl.

Species

Angiosperms > Solanales > Solanaceae > Cestrum

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen shrub. It grows 2.5-4m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 2.5 - 4.0
Mature height (meter) 2.5 - 4.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Poison (unspecified), Skin (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Cestrum dumetorum leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Flower

Cestrum dumetorum flower picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Distribution

Cestrum dumetorum world distribution map, present in Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:319559-2
WFO ID wfo-0001020470
COL ID T5M7
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
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Synonyms

Cestrum dumetorum Cestrum paniculatum Cestrum semivestitum Cestrum honduro-nicaraguense Cestrum dumetorum var. phyllobotryon Cestrum dumetorum var. dumetorum