Plumbago aphylla

Plumbago aphylla

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 aphylla

Name

Plumbago aphylla Bojer ex Boiss. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 12: 694 (1848).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Plumbago parvifolia Hemsl., J. Bot. 54: 362 (1916).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: East Tropical Africa Tanzania. Regional: Western Indian Ocean Aldabra, Madagascar, Mozambique Channel Islands. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Candolle, A.L.P.P. de (ed.) 1848. Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis, sive enumeratio contracta ordinum, generum, specierumque plantarum huc usque cognitarum, juxta methodi naturalis normas digesta. Pars 12, Sistens Labiatas et quinque minores Corolliflorarum ordines. 707 pp. Sumptibus Victoris Masson, Parisiis [Paris]. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Friedmann, F. 1994. Flore des Seychelles. Dicotylédones. Orstrom, Paris. 663 pp. ISBN 2-7099-1226-0. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Plumbago aphylla in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 August 26. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Plumbago aphylla. Published online. Accessed: August 26 2025. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2025. Plumbago aphylla. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 August 2025. Reference page.

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