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Green cestrum, Chilean jessamine
Cestrum thyrsoideum

Family: Solanaceae


What it is like

A shrub or small tree. The leaves are alternate. They are light green and have a rubber smell when crushed. The flowers are tube shaped and yellow-green. They are group at the ends of the branches.


Where it is found

It is a subtropical plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Mexico


How it is used for food

It would probably need processing.

Edible parts

Caution


How it is grown


Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Cestrum confertiflorum Schltdl.; Cestrum discolor Dunal; Cestrum involucratum Dunal; Cestrum parqui Benth.; Cestrum persicifolium Dunal; Cestrum terminale Dunal; Cestrum terminale Francey;