Solanaceae
American brunfelsia
Brunfelsia americana
- Family
- Solanaceae
- Genus
- Brunfelsia
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Brunfelsia americanaSolanaceae
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Common names
By language (4)
- Chinese
- 夜香花, 美洲鸳鸯茉莉
- English
- American brunfelsia
- Swedish
- Nattbrunfelsia
- Thai
- พุดตะแคง
Synonyms
- Brunfelsia abbottii Leonard
- Brunfelsia americana var. americana
- Brunfelsia americana var. pubescens Griseb.
- Brunfelsia fallax Duchass. ex Griseb.
- Brunfelsia inodora Mart.
- Brunfelsia latifolia Hort. ex Steud.
- Brunfelsia terminalis Salisb.
- Brunfelsia violacea Lodd.
- Brunfelsiopsis americana (L.) Urb.
- Franciscea angusta Houlston
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.