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Plumbago zeylanica.jpg

Plumbago zeylanica  L.

Doctorbush, Ceylon Leadwort, Wild Leadwort

Plants > Angiosperms > ​Plumbaginaceae > Plumbago zeylanica

Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Class: Dicots
Order: Caryophyllales
​Family: ​Plumbaginaceae
Genus: Plumbago
Species: zeylanica


  • Common names: Doctorbush, Ceylon Leadwort, Wild Leadwort
  • Thai names: เจตมูลเพลิงขาว chetta mun phloeng khao (Central), ตอชุวา to-chu-wa (Karen-Mae Hong Son), ตั้งชู้อ้วย tang-chu-uai (Karen-Mae Hong Son), ปิดปิวขาว pit pio khao (Northern)
  • Chinese names: 白花丹 bai hua dan
  • Distribution: Pantropical.
  • Image locations: Chiang Mai (Chom Thong), Mae Hong Son (Pai)
  • Map info: Provinces are highlighted according to phytogeographical areas as used in the Flora of Thailand project.
  • Additional notes: 
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Image locations

Images of Plumbago zeylanica from Thailand.
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Plumbago zeylanica, Chom Thong Chiang Mai
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Plumbago zeylanica, Pai Mae Hong Son, October 2016
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Plumbago zeylanica, Pai Mae Hong Son, January 2017
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Plumbago zeylanica, Pai Mae Hong Son, January 2017

References: 
The Plant List
Forest Herbarium - BKF​
Flora of China
Please note that individual species identifications do not necessarily represent the opinion of all contributors.

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