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Cestrum elegans (Brongn. ex Neumann) Schltdl.

This species name was first published in Linnaea 19(3): 261. 1846 [ante 18 Dec 1846]  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this species name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-0001020477.

Synonyms of Cestrum elegans (Brongn. ex Neumann) Schltdl.

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Cestrum elegans var. elegans wfo-0001020478
Cestrum elegans var. longiflorum Francey Candollea 6: 126. 1935 wfo-0001020479
Cestrum elegans var. totutla Dunal Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(1): 601. 1852 [10 May 1852] wfo-0001020480
Cestrum elegans var. truncata Fernald Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 35: 571. 1900 wfo-0001020481
Cestrum nutans hort. ex Francey Candollea 6: 124. 1935 wfo-0001020732
Cestrum paniculatum (M.Martens & Galeotti) Schltdl. Linnaea 19: 262. 1846 wfo-0001020764
Cestrum purpureum (Lindl.) Standl. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 23: 1280. 1924 wfo-0001020831
Cestrum rubrum hort. ex Francey Candollea 6: 124. 1935 wfo-0001020857
Cestrum smithii (hort.) Biswas Rec. Bot. Surv. India 5: 396. 1940 wfo-0001020888
Cestrum sylvaticum Dunal Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(1): 603. 1852 [10 May 1852] wfo-0001020924
Habrothamnus elegans Brongn. ex Neumann Ann. Fl. Pomone 118. 1844 wfo-0001021732
Habrothamnus paniculatus M.Martens & Galeotti Bull. Acad. Roy. Soc. Bruxelles 12(1): 148. 1845. wfo-0001021742
Habrothamnus purpureus Lindl. Edwards's Bot. Reg. 30(Misc.): 12, t. 43. 1844 wfo-0001021744
Meyenia purpurea (Lindl.) Heynh. Alph. Aufz. Gew. 404. 1847 ; Zweiter Band of Nomencl. Bot. Hort. wfo-0001023615
Cestrum benghalense Kalidass & Mallia Pl. Arch. 22(1): 120. 2022. wfo-1000029657