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Purple cestrum

Cestrum elegans

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Common names

18 names · 13 languages
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Other languages (12)
Dutch
  • Cestrum
Afrikaans
  • Karmosynsestrum[2]
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 毛茎夜香树[2]
Danish
  • rød hammerbusk[2]
Finnish
  • purppuranuijakukka[2]
German
  • Roter Hammerstrauch[3]
Japanese
  • ベニチョウジ[2]
Polish
  • mrzechlina wytworna[2]
  • Pieczennik wytworny[2]
Russian
  • Цеструм изящный[2]
Slovak
  • kladivník úhľadný[2]
Spanish
Swedish
  • röd nattjasmin[2]
Sources & name notes (3)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Cestrum elegans — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • purple cestrum — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 76224; Cestrum elegans.
  • bastard jasmine — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 76224; Cestrum elegans.
  • Crimson Cestrum — results[0].names[9]; taxon id 76224; Cestrum elegans.
  • pink cestrum — results[0].names[5]; taxon id 76224; Cestrum elegans.
  • red cestrum — results[0].names[4]; taxon id 76224; Cestrum elegans.
  • Aretillo — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 76224; Cestrum elegans.
[2] Cestrum elegans — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • purple cestrum — results[4].names[2]; taxon id 76224; Cestrum elegans.
  • bastard jasmine — results[4].names[3]; taxon id 76224; Cestrum elegans.
  • Crimson Cestrum — results[4].names[9]; taxon id 76224; Cestrum elegans.
  • pink cestrum — results[4].names[5]; taxon id 76224; Cestrum elegans.
  • red cestrum — results[4].names[4]; taxon id 76224; Cestrum elegans.
  • Aretillo — results[4].names[1]; taxon id 76224; Cestrum elegans.
  • ベニチョウジ — results[4].names[6]; taxon id 76224; Cestrum elegans.
  • 毛茎夜香树 — results[4].names[7]; taxon id 76224; Cestrum elegans.
  • Karmosynsestrum — results[4].names[8]; taxon id 76224; Cestrum elegans.
  • rød hammerbusk — results[4].names[10]; taxon id 76224; Cestrum elegans.
  • Цеструм изящный — results[4].names[11]; taxon id 76224; Cestrum elegans.
  • röd nattjasmin — results[4].names[12]; taxon id 76224; Cestrum elegans.
  • Pieczennik wytworny — results[4].names[13]; taxon id 76224; Cestrum elegans.
  • mrzechlina wytworna — results[4].names[14]; taxon id 76224; Cestrum elegans.
  • purppuranuijakukka — results[4].names[15]; taxon id 76224; Cestrum elegans.
  • kladivník úhľadný — results[4].names[16]; taxon id 76224; Cestrum elegans.
[3] Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20 — Cestrum elegans ↗

Common names from World Plants, version 26.05, reproduced in Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20. License: CC BY.

Source records
  • Roter Hammerstrauch (DE) — VernacularName.tsv, line 175144; taxon T5MC.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Taxonomy
Cestrum elegans is an accepted species in Catalogue of Life.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1]
Botanical family
Solanaceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1]
Native range
Mexico.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [2]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Low suitability
Nectar value Low
Pollen value Unknown
Plant profile

About this plant

Purple cestrum (Cestrum elegans) is a shrub. It flowers from June to August.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Cestrum elegans — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 5175561; ID T5MC; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 5175561; ID T5MC; rank species; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Cestrum elegans — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 1344304; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 1257634, 1257635, 1257636, 1257637

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.