Plumbago zeylanica
Appearance


Taxonavigation
[edit]| Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales |
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| Classification System: APG IV
Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Plumbaginaceae
Tribus: Plumbagineae
Genus: Plumbago
Species: Plumbago zeylanica
Name
[edit]Plumbago zeylanica L., 1753.
Synonyms
[edit]- Heterotypic
- Findlaya alba Bowdich in T.E.Bowdich, Exc. Madeira: 258 (1825)
- Molubda scandens (L.) Raf. in Sylva Tellur.: 123 (1838)
- Plumbagidium scandens (L.) Spach in Hist. Nat. Vég. 10: 339 (1841)
- Plumbago americana Weigel in Diss. Hort. Gryph.: 12 (1782)
- Plumbago canescens Reider in Ann. Blumisterei Gartenbesitz. 2: 200 (1827)
- Plumbago flaccida Moench in Methodus: 429 (1794)
- Plumbago floridana Nutt. in Amer. J. Sci. Arts 5: 290 (1822)
- Plumbago floridana Raf. in New Fl. 4: 14 (1838), nom. illeg.
- Plumbago juncea Bojer in Hortus Maurit.: 263 (1837)
- Plumbago lactea Salisb. in Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 122 (1796)
- Plumbago littoralis Mure in Doctrine Ecole Rio de Janeiro Pathog. Brésil.: 240 (1849)
- Plumbago maximowiczii Gand. in Bull. Soc. Bot. France 66: 221 (1919)
- Plumbago mexicana Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 2: 221 (1818)
- Plumbago occidentalis Sweet in Hort. Brit.: 333 (1826)
- Plumbago sarmentosa Lam. in Tabl. Encycl. 1: 470 (1793)
- Plumbago scandens L. in Sp. Pl., ed. 2.: 215 (1762)
- Plumbago scandens var. densiflora Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 396 (1891)
- Plumbago scandens var. erecta Chodat & Hassl. in Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 3: 912 (1903)
- Plumbago scandens var. normalis Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 396 (1891), not validly publ.
- Plumbago toxicaria Bertol. in Mem. Reale Accad. Sci. Ist. Bologna 2: 264 (1850)
- Plumbago viscosa Blanco in Fl. Filip.: 78 (1837)
- Plumbago zeylanica var. glaucescens Boiss. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 12: 693 (1848)
- Plumbago zeylanica var. oxypetala Boiss. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 12: 693 (1848)
- Thela alba Lour. in Fl. Cochinch.: 119 (1790)
Distribution
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References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition |
References
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 151. Reference page.
Additional references
[edit]- Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2005). Flora of North America North of Mexico 5: 1-656. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
Links
[edit]- Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Plumbago zeylanica 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 zeylanica. Published online. Accessed: August 26 2025. Reference page.
- Tropicos.org 2025. Plumbago zeylanica. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 August 2025. Reference page.
Vernacular names
[edit]- English: Ceylon Leadwort, Doctorbush
- മലയാളം: വെള്ളക്കൊടുവേലി
- ଓଡ଼ିଆ: ଚିତାଗଛ
- svenska: Vit blyblomma