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Cestrum L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. 1: 191 (1753)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus 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-4000007452.

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Synonyms of Cestrum

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Cestrum acuminatum Sweet Hort. Brit. [Sweet], ed. 2. 388. 1830 wfo-0001020275
Cestrum angustifolium Francey Francey and Francey, Candollea 7 (preprint): 16, pl. 2, fig. 62. 1936, 1936. — wfo-0001020317
Cestrum billbergianum Beurl. Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Handl. 1854: 140 (1854) wfo-0001020351
Cestrum cyaneum (Lindl.) Schltdl. Schltdl. et al., Linnaea 19: 263. 1846, 1846. — wfo-0001020437
Cestrum elongatum Hort. ex Steud. H. ex Steud. et al., Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2. i. 337.. wfo-0001020484
Cestrum floribundum Britton Britton, Britton, and Rusby, Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 6: 92. 1896, 1896. wfo-0001020510
Cestrum foetidum Medik. Medik., Act. Acad. Theod. Palat. iv. Phys. (1780) 192.. — wfo-0001020515
Cestrum formosum C.V.Morton C.V.Morton and C.V.Morton, J. Arnold Arbor. 17: 348. 1936, 1936. — wfo-0001020519
Cestrum linctorium Jacq. Jacq., Pl. Rar. Hort. Schoenbr. 3: 45, t. 332. 1798, 1798. — wfo-0001020655
Cestrum lucidum Francey Francey and Francey, Candollea 6: 333. 1935, 1935. — wfo-0001020663
Cestrum macrophyllum Billb. ex Beurl. B. ex Beurl. and B. ex Beurl., Kongl. Vetensk.-Akad. Handl. 1854 (1858) 140.. — wfo-0001020674
Cestrum melanochloranthum Dunal Dunal et al., Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(1): 622. 1852 [10 May 1852], 1852. — wfo-0001020691
Cestrum nervosum Mill. Gard. Dict. ed. 8 : n.º 3 (1768) wfo-0001020725
Cestrum oppositifolium Lam. Lam., Tabl. Encycl. 2: 5, pl. 112, f. 2. 1794.. wfo-0001020747
Cestrum pauciflorum Nees & Mart. N. & Mart. and N. & Mart., Nova Acta Phys.-Med. Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 11(1): 79. 1823, 1823. — wfo-0001020787
Cestrum poeppigii Schltdl. Schltdl. and Schltdl., Linnaea 27: 510. 1856, 1856. — wfo-0001020814
Cestrum ramosissimum Nocca ex Dunal Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(1): 673. 1852 [10 May 1852] wfo-0001020840
Cestrum reticulatum Francey Francey and Francey, Candollea 6: 374. 1935, 1935. — wfo-0001020849
Cestrum roseum Hort. ex Dunal Dunal, H. ex Dunal, Dunal, H. ex Dunal, and H. ex Dunal, Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(1): 602. 1852 [10 May 1852], 1852. — wfo-0001020856
Cestrum tenuiflorum Francey Francey and Francey, Candollea 6: 251. 1935, 1935. — wfo-0001020929
Cestrum tenuiflorum var. tenuiflorum – – — wfo-0001020931
Cestrum terminale Dunal Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(1): 608. 1852. wfo-0001020936
Cestrum terminale var. terminale – – — wfo-0001020939
Cestrum umbellatum E.Mey. ex Meisn. Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 14(2): 528. 1857 [late Nov 1857] — wfo-0001020959
Cestrum umbellatum E.Mey. ex Meisn. E. M. ex Meisn. and E. M. ex Meisn., Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 14(2): 528. 1857 [late Nov 1857], 1857. — wfo-0001020960
Cestrum venenatum Burm.f. Burm.f. and Burm.f., Fl. Ind. (N. L. Burman) Prodr. Fl. Cap.: 5. 1768 [1 Mar-6 Apr 1768], 1768. — wfo-0001020976
Cestrum venenatum Thunb. Prodr. Pl. Cap. 36. 1794 wfo-0001020977
Cestrum venenatum Burm.f. Burm.f. and Burm.f., Fl. Ind. (N. L. Burman) Prodr. Fl. Cap.: 5. 1768 [1 Mar-6 Apr 1768], 1768. — wfo-0001020979
Cestrum vespertinum Bertero ex Dunal M. ex Dunal et al., Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(1): 660. 1852 [10 May 1852], 1852. — wfo-0001020987
Cestrum viridiflorum Hook. Hook. and Hook., Bot. Mag. 69: t. 4022. 1843, 1843. — wfo-0001020998
Cestron St.-Lag. Spach et al., Ann. Soc. Bot. Lyon vii. 122. 1880. wfo-4000007448
Habrothamnus Endl. Gen. Pl. [Endlicher] 667. 1839 [Jan 1839]. wfo-4000016652
Lomeria Raf. Sylva Tellur. 56 (1838). wfo-4000022142

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Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link

Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Cestrum:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cestrum africanum auct. ex Francey Candollea 7: 87. 1936 wfo-0001020281
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cestrum amictum f. amictum – – — wfo-0001020295
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cestrum brunneo-purpureum Francey Candollea 7 (preprint): 13, pl. 3(44). 1936 wfo-0001020367
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cestrum bupleurifolium Dunal Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(1): 628. 1852 [10 May 1852] wfo-0001020369
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cestrum candidum Seem. & Schmidt Flora 27(2): 496. 1844 wfo-0001020387
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cestrum colombianum Francey Candollea 6: 182. 1935 wfo-0001020402
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cestrum commune C.V.Morton ex Mont.-Castro Acta Bot. Mex. 126(e1416): 2 2018 wfo-1000057547
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cestrum exstipulatum Ledeb. Neues J Bot. 4: 65. 1810. wfo-0001020490
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cestrum fasciculiflorum Taub. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 15, beibl. 38: 17. 1893 wfo-0001020500
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cestrum flexuosum Francey Candollea 6: 179. 1935 wfo-0001020509
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cestrum franceyanum R.Kr.Singh & Sanjeet Kumar J. Biodivers. Conservation 8(2): 42 2024 wfo-1000065144
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cestrum gracile Francey Candollea 6: 366. 1935 wfo-0001020539
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cestrum graciliflorum Dunal Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(1): 669. 1852 [10 May 1852] wfo-0001020541
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cestrum granadense Francey Candollea 7 (preprint): 17, pl. 3, fig. 5. 1936 wfo-0001020543
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cestrum laevigatum f. laevigatum – – — wfo-0001020607
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cestrum lallan-singhii R.Kr.Singh & Sanjeet Kumar J. Biodivers. Conservation 8(2): 42 2024 wfo-1000065146
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cestrum lallanii R.Kr.Singh & Sanjeet Kumar J. Biodivers. Conservation 8(2): 42 2024 wfo-1000065145
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cestrum nervosum Mill. Gard. Dict., ed. 8. n. 3. 1768 [16 Apr 1768] wfo-0000598662
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cestrum obscurum Francey Candollea 6: 302. 1935 wfo-0001020738
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cestrum osnoense J.F.Macbr. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 13: 112. 1962 wfo-0001020749
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cestrum pallidissimum Francey Candollea 7 (preprint): 64. 1936 wfo-0001020756
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cestrum parqui f. parqui – – — wfo-0001020773
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cestrum pulverulentum Francey Candollea 6: 181. 1935 wfo-0001020829
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cestrum ramulosum Francey Candollea 6: 163. 1935 wfo-0001020841
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cestrum regnellii (Taub.) R.Kr.Singh & Sanjeet Kumar J. Biodivers. Conservation 8(2): 49 2024 wfo-1000065148
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cestrum tenuiflorum Francey Candollea 6: 251. 1935 wfo-0001020928
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cestrum triflorum Larrañaga Escritos Damaso Antonio Larranaga 2: 86. 1923. wfo-0001020951
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cestrum venatorium E.Mey. ex Sond. Linnaea 23: 79. 1850 wfo-0001020975
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cestrum vestitum Hook. Icon. Pl. 4: t. 381. 1841 [6 Jul-6 Aug 1841] wfo-0001020990
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cestrum vishwanathii R.Kr.Singh & Sanjeet Kumar J. Biodivers. Conservation 8(2): 49 2024 wfo-1000065147
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cestrum weberbaueri Francey Candollea 7 (preprint): 5. 1936 wfo-0001021002