Cestrum thyrsoideum
Kunth
Green cestrum, Chilean jessamine
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Description
A shrub or small tree. The leaves are alternate. They are light green and have a rubber smell when crushed. The flowers are tube shaped and yellow-green. They are group at the ends of the branches.
Traditional Uses
It would probably need processing.
This uses section is brief — help expand it
Known Hazards
The edible portion requires caution and would probably need processing before consumption.
Distribution
It is a subtropical plant.
Where It Grows
Mexico,
Synonyms
References (1)
- Farfan B., et al, 2007, Mazahua Ethnobotany and Subsistence in the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve, Mexico. Economic Botany 61(2) pp 173-191
