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Corolla tube more than twice as long as the lobes Cestrum
Flowers reddish orange to reddish-purple. Hairs on stems and inflorescences purple
Calyx and corolla ± glabrous. Calyx 4.5–6 mm long. Corolla reddish pink to reddish-purple, tube 15–23 mm long. Leaves lanceolate, 7–12 cm long. Flowers in terminal panicles. Berry 8–13 mm diam., red. Shrub to 5 m high. Occasional garden escape. Wollongong and southern ranges area. Introd. from Mexico. Fl. winter–spring Cestrum elegans