Iochroma arborescens (L.) J.M.H.Shaw syn. Acnistus arborescens (L.) Schltdl.; Atropa arborescens L.; Cestrum cauliflorus Jacq.; Dunalia arborescens (L.) Sleumer - Solanaceae - mariamole, marianeira, tabaco de monte

Shrub or small tree up to 7m tall, native to the Caribbean, rain forests from Mexico to Brazil; bark corky; leaves alternate, simple, elliptical to ovate or lanceolate; flowers funnel-shaped, about 1cm long, greenish-white, fragrant; fruit globose, pulpy, orange, 5-10mm in diameter. Kew

Armando Hunziker stated in 2001, that the taxonomic history of Acnistus arborescens is remarkable, since to this date it has received 29 botanical names with 17 different epithets associated to 6 generic names. But the case has grown yet more remarkable as in 2026 no fewer than 11 genera to which the plant has been assigned since it first became known to science. wikipedia

The many white flowers along the twigs emit a characteristic sweet aromatic floral scent. Main component of the headspace is (E)-ocimene (46.0%). The characteristic accord is generated by 3,5-dimethoxytoluene (32.0%), jasmone (1.1%), anisaldehyde (0.2%), and methyl anthranilate (0.2%).
[Kaiser, Roman. „Scents from rain forests.“ CHIMIA International Journal for Chemistry 54.6 (2000): 346-363]

Acnistus arborescens, Costa Rica: Prov. Cartago, Paraíso, Jardín Botánico Lankester/Lankester Botanical Garden © Franz Xaver CC BY-SA 3.0 wikimedia