Do You Know? Night-blooming Jasmine, the Fragrance at Night

This ornamental plant blooms and spreads its fragrance at night.

The Latin name for the night-blooming jasmine plant is Cestrum nocturnum L. It is called cestrum because of its pointed shape. Called nocturnum because it smells good at night.
In the past, night-blooming jasmine grew a lot in the Americas. It is said that the explorer Christopher Columbus brought this plant to various regions in the 15th century. Now, night-blooming jasmine is widely grown outside the Americas.
Night-blooming jasmine thrives in tropical climates. The height can be about 4 meters. The length of the leaves is about 5-20 cm.
Glossy green jasmine night-blooming leaf color. The leaves smell bad when crushed.
The shape of the flower is pointed. The color is greenish white.
The fruit is green. It is about 10 millimeters long and 3 millimeters in diameter.
The scent of the flowers is very fragrant. When peacock, the fragrance can be smelled up to 90 meters from the location of the plant.
Night-blooming jasmine is a shrubby plant. It can thrive when exposed to sunlight.
The fragrance of the flowers can repel insects such as mosquitoes.
The nectar of flowers is favored by flower pollinators, such as butterflies and moths.
Some parts of night-blooming jasmine are poisonous. Therefore, this plant is not for consumption.