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)

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.