Plumbago amplexicaulis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Plumbaginaceae
Tribus: Plumbagineae
Genus: Plumbago
Species: Plumbago amplexicaulis

Name

Plumbago amplexicaulis Oliv., J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 15: 96 (1876).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa DR Congo. Regional: East Tropical Africa Tanzania. Regional: South Tropical Africa Mozambique, Zambia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Oliver, D. 1876. Enumeration of Plants collected by V. Lovett Cameron, Lieut. R.N., in the region about Lake Tanganyika. Journal of the Linnean Society. Botany 15(83): 90–97. DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8339.1876.tb00227.x BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Plumbago amplexicaulis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Oct 14. Reference page. 
• African Plants Database (version 3.4.0). Plumbago amplexicaulis. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève and South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. Accessed: 2025 Oct 14. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Plumbago amplexicaulis. Published online. Accessed: 14 Oct 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Plumbago amplexicaulis. Accessed: 14 Oct 2025. Reference page.