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Plumbago indica

Botanic Family

Plumbaginaceae

Author

Linnaeus

Common Names

• Pink Plumbago
• Zi hua dan (Pinyin)
• Scarlet Leadwort
• Pit Pi Deng (Laos)
• Set Ta Moun Pleng Deng (Thai)
• Kangyok (Myanmar)
• Kangyok-ni (Myanmar)
• Vuurwortel (Dutch)

Geographical Habitats

• SE. Asia Vietnam
• Hainan
• SE Yunnan - China

Natural Habitats

• Wet grassland

Flowering Times

• Nov-Apr (China) Winter

Fruiting Times

Perennial evergreen semi-scandent herb often lianous with 25mm long, 20mm diameter purple to dark red flowers in terminal clusters or spikes up to 90 flowers

Further References

• Bailey 1976
• van der Spuy 1976
• Huxley 1992
• P & R 1997
• FOC
• RHS A-Z
• net
• Bodkin
• The Plant List
• USNH