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Genus: Plumbago Life
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About 24 species, native to warm regions worldwide, with five species
native to southern Africa and a further two species that are cultivated in
the region.
Species native to southern Africa
List from
Plants
of Southern Africa - an Online Checklist (SANBI).
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Plumbago auriculata
Indigenous
distribution from George in the Western Cape up to Mpumalanga; commonly grown in
gardens. See
Flora of Mozambique. |
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Plumbago pearsonii |
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Plumbago tristis |
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Plumbago wissii |
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Plumbago zeylanica See
Flora of Zimbabwe. |
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Other species, cultivated in southern Africa
List from Glen (2002).
Plumbago indica
Native to Indonesia. |
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Plumbago scandens
Native from the USA to South America. |
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