Nyctaginaceae
Plumbago stars
Boerhavia plumbaginea
- Family
- Nyctaginaceae
- Genus
- Boerhavia
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Common names
By language (4)
- Afrikaans
- Plumbago-sterretjies, Witveldpatat
- Arabic
- حثرة رصاصية
- English
- Plumbago stars
- Hebrew
- בלוטנית אפריקנית
Synonyms
- Boerhavia commersonii Baill.
- Boerhavia dichotoma Vahl
- Boerhavia fruticosa Ehrenb. ex Schweinf.
- Boerhavia repanda Kotschy ex Choisy
- Boerhavia verticillata Poir.
- Boerhavia verticillata Boiss.
- Boerhavia viscosa Ehrenb. ex Schweinf.
- Commicarpus commersonii (Baill.) Cavaco
- Commicarpus plumbagineus (Cav.) Standl.
- Commicarpus verticillatus (Poir.) Standl.
Photos
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.