6343.000 Plumbago L. - Leadworts

Description of the genus

Perennial herbs or small shrubs. Inflorescence an elongated terminal spike. Calyx tubular, 5-ribbed. Stamens free. Ovary 1-locular. Fruit dehiscing in a ring near the base, often splitting into 5 valves from below.

Derivation of name: Plumbago: Latin for lead, of doubtful application

Worldwide: 24 species in tropical and warm regions

Zimbabwe: 1 cultivated taxon.

Insects associated with this genus:
Scopula minorata Larval foodplant
Plumbago auriculata

Links to cultivated taxa    View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus

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auriculata Lam.Description, Image

Other sources of information about Plumbago:

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Plumbago
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Plumbago
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Plumbago
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Plumbago
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Plumbago
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Plumbago
JSTOR Plant Science: Plumbago
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Plumbago
Plants of the World Online: Plumbago
Tropicos: Plumbago
Wikipedia: Plumbago

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-25

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2025). Flora of Zimbabwe: Cultivated plants: genus page: Plumbago.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/cult/genus.php?genus_id=1067, retrieved 16 February 2025

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