''Cestrum aurantiacum'' (orange cestrum, " orange jessamine", orange-flowering jessamine, and yellow cestrum; syn. ''Capraria lanceolata'' L.f.) is native to

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and

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. This plant is used as an

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, and it is a

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if eaten by animals. It is regarded as medicinal in Peru.''Cestrum aurantiacum''
at Universal Postal Union - stamps of Peru]

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