Plumbago indica L.

 
  • Family : PLUMBAGINACEAE
    (LEADWORT FAMILY OR THE PLUMBAGO FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Plumbaginaceae
  • Species : Plumbago indica
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Plumbago indica L.
  • Common name : Rosy flowered Leadwort, Fire plant
  • Vernacular name : Lal Chitra, Rakth chitra, Chitra (Hin.); Kempuchitamool (Kan.); Errachitramulam, Agnimala (Tel.); Rango Chitaparu, Chintamani, Rakto chitaparu, Lal Chita (Ori.); Chitraka, Dahanah (San.)
  • Habit : Undershrub
  • Flower, Fruit : November-March
  • Comments : Occasional in the forest undergrowth in northern Eastern Ghats. Sometimes planted. The root is used as an abortifacient by Tribals.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : East Godavari district (Andhra Pradesh State); Mahendragiri Hills (Ganjam district), Gajapati district (Odisha State)
  • World Distribution : Old World Tropics
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Plumbago indica. Downloaded on 27 June 2024.

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