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Accession Data:

Plumbago indica L.

  • Common Name: Scarlet Leadwort
  • Family: Plumbaginaceae Juss.

  • Country of Origin: tropical India
  • Habitat: probably a native of Sikkim and the Khasia hills.

  • Uses: The root is acrid, vesicant, abortifacient and a stimulant. Applied in bland oil, it is used externally or internally in rheumatism and paralytic afflictions. The root is powerful sialogogue and a remedy for secondary syphilis, leprosy and leucoderma.
    The milky juice of the plant is used in ophthalmia and in scabies.

    • IMPORTANT NOTE: Plant Uses are for informational purposes only. EEB Greenhouses assume no responsibility for adverse effects from the use of any plants referred to on this site. Always seek advice from a professional before using any plant medicinally.
  • USDA Zone: 8a-11

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 198500269
  • Source: Unknown
  • Recorded Vouchers:
    1. Voucher CONN00135240 at George Safford Torrey Herbarium (CONN). Specimen collected 3 MArch 1968. Herbarium Image
  • Accession Date: 12-31-1985
  • Bench: 1202 - AUS:North Bench W
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 3 confirmed on 04-14-2025

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: core eudicots
  • Order: Caryophyllales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Plumbaginaceae
  • SubFamily: Plumbaginoideae
  • Tribe:
  • SubTribe:

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
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References (internal):

  • Medicinal Plants
  • EEB 3271 - Systematic Botany
  • Plants with Vouchers deposited in CONN
  • Medicinal Plants - Traditional African Medicine
  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: India

References (external):

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Retrieved 21 April 2014

data regenerated on Mon, 14 Apr 2025 09:42:03 -0400 [bcm v4.0]

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Plumbago indica

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Current Accessions in the Plumbaginaceae

Subfamily Plumbaginoideae

  • Plumbago auriculata f. alba
  • Plumbago indica
W/C = Wild Collected
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