Solanaceae

Early jessamine

Cestrum fasciculatum (Schltdl.) Miers

Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Cestrum

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Early jessamine: Cestrum fasciculatum at the University of California Botanical Garden , Berkeley, California — Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (3)

Chinese: 瓶子花, 簇花夜香树
English: Early jessamine
Swedish: Juvelbuske

Synonyms

Cestrum fasciculatum var. fasciculatum
Cestrum fasciculatum var. gracile Schltdl.
Cestrum hartwegii Dunal
Cestrum hartwegii var. hartwegii
Cestrum hartwegii var. pubescens N.E.Br.
Cestrum newelli (Veitch) Nicholson
Cestrum schiedei Francey
Cestrum spigelioides Zucc. ex Francey
Habrothamnus fasciculatus (Schltdl.) Benth.
Habrothamnus fasciculatus (Schltdl.) Brongn. ex Neumann
Habrothamnus hartwegii (Dunal) Seem.
Habrothamnus newelli Veitch
Meyenia fasciculata Schltdl.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: M.Minderhoud, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Scott Zona from USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dryas, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.