Plumbago auriculata Lam.

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Photo: Sune Holt
Vilankulo, Inhambane, Mozambique

Synonyms:	Plumbago capensis Thunb.
Common names:	Cape leadwort (English)
Description:	Shrub, sometimes semi-climbing, up to 2 (-4) m. Leaves obovate or elliptic, glabrous above, bearing scales beneath; apex obtuse and mucronate. Peduncles bearing dense short white hairs. Calyx with short white hairs and in addition stalked glands in upper part. Corolla pale blue; lobes obtuse.
Notes:	Recorded in FZ as 'possibly wild' in Maputo district
Derivation of specific name:	auriculata: with ear-like lobes, auriculate
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Worldwide distribution:	Confined to South Africa, occurring from Gauteng and Mpumalanga to the Eastern and Western Cape; widely cultivated elsewhere
Growth form(s):	Shrub under 2 m.
Insects associated with this species:	Leptotes group (Food plant)
Spot characters:	Display spot characters for this species
Image last updated:	Friday 4 September 2009
Literature:	Vickery, A.R. (1983). Plumbaginaceae Flora Zambesiaca 7(1) Page 184.

Flora of Burundi: Plumbago auriculata
Flora of Mozambique: Plumbago auriculata
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Plumbago auriculata

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