Cestrum alternifolium (Jacq.) O.E. Schulz (in I. Urban, Symb. Antill. 6: 270. 1909.)
Localities: West Indies (native), Lesser Antilles (native) [Grenada, Dominica, Martinique, St. Lucia, St. Vincent], Greater Antilles [ Puerto Rico (native)[], Virgin Islands (native) ( St. Thomas, ) ], North America (Mexico), Mexico (native), Central America (native),
Common Names: Galant de nuit (L. Antilles), Jasmin bâtard (L. Antilles),
Synonyms: Cestrum jamaicense Lam. (Encycl. 1: 687. 1785.), Cestrum vespertinum L. (Mant. Pl. 2: 206. 1771.), Ixora alternifolia Jacq. (Enum. Syst. Pl. 12. 1760.),
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