Solanaceae

Inkberry

Cestrum axillare Vell.

Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Cestrum

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Inkberry: Cestrum laevigatum , flowers; naturalised alien, coastal dune thicket, Quenera, East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa — Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (3)

Afrikaans: Inkbessiebos, Inkbessie, Inkbessieboom
English: Inkberry, Inkberry bush, Poisonberry
German: Dama da Noite

Synonyms

Cestrum arvense Vell.
Cestrum bella-sombra Dunal
Cestrum eriochiton Sendtn.
Cestrum laevigatum Schltdl.
Cestrum laevigatum var. collinum Dunal
Cestrum laevigatum var. evolutum Schltdl.
Cestrum laevigatum var. laevigatum
Cestrum laevigatum var. paraguayense Francey
Cestrum laevigatum var. pauperculum Schltdl.
Cestrum laevigatum var. puberulum Sendtn.
Cestrum memorabile Witasek
Cestrum multiflorum Schott ex Sendtn.

Flowers

In flower: March to June (from 80 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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). About our plant data.