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Night Jessamine

රාත්‍රී ජෙසමින් செசுட்ரம் நோக்டர்னம்

Cestrum nocturnum

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Night Jessamine
Dinesh Valke from Thane, India · CC BY-SA 2.0

Overview

Cestrum nocturnum, the lady of the night, night-blooming jasmine, night-blooming jessamine, night-scented jessamine, night-scented cestrum, or poisonberry,( Urdu: رات کی رانی, romanized: raat ki rani ) is a species of plant in the potato family Solanaceae. It is native to Mexico, Central America and northern South America and is naturalized in South Asia.

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Sources

  1. Wikipedia (EN): Cestrum nocturnum — CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikipedia (TA): செசுட்ரம் நோக்டர்னம் — CC BY-SA 4.0