Cestrum pariense
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NameCestrum pariense
Scientific NameCestrum pariense Steyerm.
Plant FamilySolanaceae
Natural HabitatFound along stream banks in the evergreen forests of the Peninsula de Paria, Sucre State, Venezuela, specifically near Cerro Patao and Puerto de Hierro, at an altitude of 850 meters.
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Rarityuncommon
Description
A shrub growing 2-2.5 meters tall, with membranous leaves that are dark green above and paler gray-green below. Its flowers are greenish-sordid white, featuring a pale green calyx with pale green bracts, and a greenish-white corolla tube with spreading, whitish lobes.
