Cestrum spp.

Cestrum spp. is toxic to horses. The reported severity is severe. Also known as Cestrums, Night Jessamine and Green Cestrum.

horses

Mild Moderate Severe Critical

If your animal ate this plant, call your veterinarian, the ASPCA Animal Poison Control on (888) 426-4435 or the Pet Poison Helpline on (855) 764-7661. Fees may apply.

Symptoms to watch for

Liver Failure Weight Loss Depression Jaundice Stiffness Recumbency

The color of each symptom follows the severity scale above.

About

Cestrum is a genus of — depending on authority — 150-250 species of flowering plants in the family Solanaceae. They are native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the Americas, from the southernmost United States south to the Bío-Bío Region in central Chile. They are colloquially known as cestrums or jessamines.

Common Names

  • Cestrums
  • Night Jessamine
  • Green Cestrum
  • Cestrums and Allies
  • Inkberry
  • Orange Cestrum
  • Day Jessamine
  • Purple Cestrum
  • Red Cestrum
  • Tomentose Cestrum
  • Strigilate Cestrum
  • Chilean Jessamine
  • Rosy Cestrum
  • Black Beauty Cestrum
  • Candlewood Cestrum
  • Glandbearing Cestrum
  • Ear-Leaved Cestrum
  • Violet Tubeflower
  • River Bellbush
  • Oblongleaf Cestrum
  • Red Iochroma
  • Racemose Cestrum
  • Herzog Cestrum

Also recorded as Flowering Jessamine, inkberries, jessamine and jessamines.

Facts

Family
Solanaceae
Duration
Perennial
Growth habit
Shrub, Tree, Vine
In the wild
BR, AU, MX, CO, CR, AR + more
Source
Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Elsewhere

Countries with the most wild observations, from GBIF data.