✿Plumbaginaceae · Plumbago
Nila Chitrak / The Cape Leadwort
Plumbago auriculata
Also known as Cape Plumbago
Undershrub
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Plumbago auriculata
- Genus
- Plumbago
- Family
- Plumbaginaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Garden plant
- Habitat type
- Cultivated
- Native to
- Cape Province (South Africa)
- Distribution
- Cultivated in most parts of the world
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Rajasthan
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Local Names
- Hindi
- Nila chitrak नीला चित्रक
- Bengali
- নীল চিতা
- Tamil
- கருங்கொடி வேலி
- Kannada
- ನೀಲಿಚಿತ್ರಮೂಲ Neeli chitramula
- Malayalam
- നീലക്കൊടുവേലി
About Nila Chitrak
The Cape Leadwort (Plumbago auriculata) is an undershrub belonging to the Plumbaginaceae family (Leadwort Or The Plumbago Family). It is typically found in garden plant. Native to Cape Province (South Africa), it is distributed across Cultivated in most parts of the world. It flowers and fruits through much of the year. Its conservation status has been assessed as Least Concern (LC).
Botanical family
Plumbaginaceae
Leadwort Or The Plumbago Family
Nila Chitrak belongs to the Plumbaginaceae family.
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