Plumbago indica

Plumbago indica

Plumbago indica

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 indica

Name

Plumbago indica L., Herb. Amboin. (Linn.) 24 (1754)

Synonyms

Heterotypic

• Plumbagidium roseum (L.) Spach, Hist. Nat. Vég. (Spach) 10: 339. 1841.
• Plumbago coccinea (Lour.) Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton 122. 1796.
• Plumbago rosea L., Sp. Pl., ed. 2. 1: 215. 1762.
• Plumbago rosea var. coccinea (Lour.) Hook., Bot. mag. 89: t. 5363. 1863.
• Thela coccinea Lour., Fl. Cochinch. 1: 119. 1790.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-tripical Regional: Indian subcontinent Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India Regional: Indo-China Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam Regional: China China South-Central, Hainan Regional: Southeastern Asia Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Maluku, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand Introduced into: Leeward Is., Peru, Puerto Rico, Sri Lanka, Trinidad-Tobago References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1754. Herbarium Amboinense 24. BHL

Additional references

• Wu, Zh.Y. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) 1996. Flora of China. Volume 15: Myrsinaceae through Loganiaceae. Science Press, Beijing & Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis, ISBN 0-915279-37-1. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Plumbago indica 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 indica. Published online. Accessed: August 26 2025. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2025. Plumbago indica. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 August 2025. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• বাংলা: রক্তচিতা
• English: whorled plantain
• suomi: Punalyijykukka
• svenska: Röd blyblomma
• தமிழ்: செங்கொடுவேரி

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