Plumbago zeylanica L.

 
  • Family : PLUMBAGINACEAE
    (LEADWORT FAMILY OR THE PLUMBAGO FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Plumbaginaceae
  • Species : Plumbago zeylanica
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Plumbago zeylanica L.
  • Common name : White Plumbago, The Ceylon Leadwort
  • Vernacular name : Chitra (Hin.); Bili chitra mula (Kan.); Chithiramoolam, Kodivaeli (Tam.); Tella chitramulam (Tel.); Dhola chitaparu, Chintamani, Ogni, Chintapari (Ori.); Chitraka (San.)
  • Key identification features : A moderate-size shrub with simple, alternate leaves. Flowers are up to 1 to 1.5 cm across with a long narrow tube. The sepals are covered with conspicuous glands. Fruit is an elongated capsule.
  • Habit : Undershrub
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the Year
  • Comments : Common in open forests of scrub jungles and among bushes up to 1400 m.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Throughout Eastern Ghats
  • World Distribution : Tropics and sub-tropics of the world
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4; J.L.Ellis, 1990- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 2; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2 ; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
  • 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 zeylanica. Downloaded on 2 April 2025.

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