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Plumbago auriculata
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Family:
PLUMBAGINACEAE
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Citation: Plumbago auriculata Lam., Encycl. 2: 270. 1786.
Plumbago capensis Thunb., Prodr. Pl. Cap. 33. 1794; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 745(524). 1921.
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Malayalam Name(s):
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Cape Plumbago, Cape Leadwort
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Description:
An erect or climbing shrub upto 1.5 m tall. Leaves obovate to spathulate, upto 6 cm long and 2.5 cm wide, apex obtuse, base attenuate, glabrous beneath; petioles very short, dilated to form rounded, amplexicaul, stipule-like auricles. Flowers blue-purple or occasionally white; calyx 1-1.8 cm long, upper portion with glands; corolla tube slender, delicate, upto 4 cm long.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
November-April
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Grown as garden plant
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Distribution:
Native of South Africa
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
Blue
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
Yes
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Garden:
Yes
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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