Sunday, July 21, 2024

Plumbago auriculata Lam.

 

Family – Plumbaginaceae

Synonym – Plumbago alba Pasq.; Plumbago auriculata f. alba (Pasq.) T.H.Peng 

Vernacular names – Neelakoduveli

Habit – Shrub

Habitat – Grown as garden plant

Distribution – Native of South Africa

Flowering and Fruiting – November-April

Key Identification Features – This plant is an erect or scandent shrub, growing up to 1.5 meters tall. Its leaves are simple, alternate, and obovate to spathulate, with glabrous undersides. The racemes are terminal. The corolla is pale blue or occasionally white, with a narrow tube and spreading lobes. There are five slightly exserted stamens.

Uses – It’s applied externally to wounds, acts as an analgesic, and is used in traditional medicine. This beautiful plant with blue flowers is commonly grown in tropical gardens as an ornamental .



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