Plumbago

Contains 2 accepted taxa overall.

Characteristics
Plumbago L.
PLUMBAGINACEAE
LEADWORT
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Classification
CARYOPHYLLALES
Plumbago
Citation
PLUMBAGO Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 151. 1753.
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TYPE: Plumbago europaea Linnaeus Lectotypified by Britton & Millspaugh, Bahama Fl. 319. 1920.
Distribution Map Present

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Species
Scientific Name Common Name Herbarium Specimens Status Photos
Plumbago auriculata CAPE LEADWORT Not Native UPL (NWPL)
Plumbago zeylanica DOCTORBUSH Native UPL (NWPL)
Identification Key
1.  Leaf blade tip typically rounded; calyx stipitate-glandular and lacking eglandular hairs; corolla bluish
P. auriculata
1.  Leaf blade tip typically acute; calyx stipitate-glandular and pubescent; corolla white
P. zeylanica
Genus Synonyms
Synonym Full Citation Basionym Type
Molubda Molubda Rafinesque, Sylva Tellur. 123. 1838. TYPE: Molubda scandens (Linnaeus) Rafinesque (Plumbago scandens Linnaeus)
Plumbagella Plumbagella Spach, Hist. Nat. Vég. 10: 333. 1841. TYPE: Plumbagella micrantha (Ledebour) Boissier (Plumbago micrantha Ledebour)
Plumbagidium Plumbagidium Spach, Hist. Nat. Vég. 10: 338. 1841. TYPE: Plumbagidium auriculatum (Lamarck) Spach (Plumbago auriculata Lamarck)
Thela Thela Loureiro, Fl. Cochinch. 94, 119. 1790. TYPE: Non designatus.