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Plumbago zeylanica

Plumbago zeylanica
Common names: wild white leadwort, Ceylon plumbago (Eng.); swartwaterbossie (Afr.)
Family: Plumbaginaceae

... Schroeder for sharing personal knowledge of the plant. Plumbago zeylanica is an evergreen, scrambling, multi-stemmed ... long, containing reddish brown to dark brown seeds. Plumbago zeylanica is usually found near deciduous woodland, ... tropics and subtropics of the world. The seed capsules of Plumbago zeylanica retain their stickiness, which helps with ...

28 / 12 / 2020 | Keenan Williams | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Plumbago wissii

Plumbago wissii flowers
Common names: Brandberg plumbago
Family: Plumbaginaceae

... Jaarsveld Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden June 2006 Plumbago wissii is a spreading, multi-stemmed shrub, 60-80 mm ... the year but mainly in summer with a peak during April. Plumbago wissii grows among granite boulders and rocks and is ... vegetation and a high proportion of endemism. Plumbago wissii is endemic to the Brandberg with typical ...

12 / 06 / 2006 | Ernst van Jaarsveld | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Plumbago auriculata

Plumbago auriculata
Common names: Cape leadwort, plumbago (English); blousyselbos (Afrikaans); umabophe (Xhosa/ Zulu); umasheleshele (Zulu)
Family: Plumbaginaceae

... twilight - the white blooms appear to glow in the dusk. Plumbago is visited by butterflies and is one of the larval ... fairly common in gardens as a result of the popularity of plumbago as a garden plant. The distribution ranges from the ... There is also an isolated distribution in Mpumalanga. Plumbago shares a habitat with  Tecomaria capensis ,  the ...

10 / 12 / 2001 | Alice Aubrey | Walter Sisulu NBG
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