White Plumbago
Plumbago zeylanica
Also known as De Ceylon Lead wort, Ceylon leadwort, Lead wort, White leadwort, Wild Plumbago
UndershrubMedicinal
About White Plumbago
Plumbago zeylanica, commonly known as Ceylon leadwort, doctorbush or wild leadwort, is a species of plumbago with a pantropical distribution. Carl Linnaeus described the paleotropical P. zeylanica and Neotropical P. scandens as separate species, but they are currently considered synonymous.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Plumbago zeylanica
- Genus
- Plumbago
- Family
- PLUMBAGINACEAE
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Deciduous forests, also in the plains
- Distribution
- Pantropical
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- चित्रक Chitrak
- Bengali
- Safaid-sitarak, চিত্রা
- Tamil
- சித்திர மூலம் Chittiramoolam karimai, சித்தரகம்
- Kannada
- ಚಿತ್ರಮೂಲ Chitramula, ಚಿತ್ರಮೂಲಿಕೆ Chitramulike, ಚಿತ್ರಕ Chitraka
- Malayalam
- Vellakoduveli, വെള്ളക്കൊടുവേലി, Plumbago zeylanica
- Marathi
- चित्रक
Botanical family
Plumbaginaceae
Leadwort Or The Plumbago Family
White Plumbago belongs to the Plumbaginaceae family.
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