Native plumbago
Plumbago zeylanica, Fam. Plumbaginaceae
Scrambling shrub, mostly under 1m in high, ridged, glabrous stems, except for the glandular-pubescent inflorescence.
| Weed Category: | |
| Weed: | No |
| Form or habit: | Shrub |
| Family: | Plumbaginaceae |
| Leaf: | Ovate, 2–9 x 1–4 cm, apex obtuse to acuminate, margins entire. Petiole approximately 10mm long, sometimes winged with base expanded and almost encircling the stem. |
| Flower conspicuous: | Conspicuous |
| Flower colour: |
White |
| Flower description: | Spike-like inflorescence of white flowers. Calyx tube 5-ribbed, 10mm long, glandular-pubescent. Corolla tube 15–20mm long. |
| Fruit conspicuous: | Conspicuous |
| Fruit colour: |
Brown, Green |
| Fruit: | |
| Fruit description: | Green, ripening to brown glandular-hairy capsule, 7.5-8mm. Seed reddish brown to dark brown, 5-6mm. |
| Habitat: | Gallery (riverine or riparian) forest, grassland, woodland. |
| Distribution | Queensland, New South Wales, Northern Territiory, Western Australia, New Guinea, Malesia, Asia, Africa, America. |
| Food source for: | |
| Toxicity: | No toxicity known |
| Origin: | Australia, New Guinea, Malesia, Asia, Africa, America. |
| Notes: | |
| Information sources: | Royal Botanic Gardens Kew (2022) Plumbago zeylanica L. Plants of the world online., PlantNET (2022) Plumbago zeylanica L. FloraOnline. |
