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.

Species

Scientific Name Common Name Herbarium Specimens Status Photos
Plumbago auriculata CAPE LEADWORT Not Native UPL (NWPL)
Plumbago zeylanica DOCTORBUSH Native UPL (NWPL)

[Family 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.