Plumbaginaceae
Wild leadwort
Plumbago zeylanica
- Family
- Plumbaginaceae
- Genus
- Plumbago
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Common names
By language (19)
- ban
- Bama
- Bangla
- চিত্রা
- Burmese
- ကန့်ချုပ်ဖြူပင်
- Chinese
- 乌面马, 烏面馬, 白花丹, 一见不消, 一见消, 天山娘, 照药, 猛老虎
- English
- Wild leadwort, White leadwort, Doctor brush, White plumbago
- Hawaiian
- Hiliee, Hilieʻe, Iliee, Ilieo, Ilihee, Lauhihi, ʻIlieo, ʻIlieʻe
- Indonesian
- Daun encok
- Japanese
- セイロンマツリ
- Kannada
- ಚಿತ್ರಮೂಲ
- Malayalam
- വെള്ളക്കൊടുവേലി, തുമ്പക്കൊടുവേലി
- min
- Ceraka
- Odia
- ଚିତାଗଛ
- shn
- ပိတ်းပီႇၽိူၵ်ႇ
- Sundanese
- Ki éncok
- Swedish
- Vit blyblomma
- szy
- Nipaluma-umima, omima
- Tamil
- சித்தரகம்
- Thai
- เจตมูลเพลิงขาว
- Vietnamese
- Bạch hoa xà, Bạch tuyết hoa, Đuôi công hoa trắng
Synonyms
- Findlaya alba Bowdich
- Molubda scandens (L.) Raf.
- Plumbagidium scandens (L.) Spach
- Plumbago americana Weigel
- Plumbago americana L.
- Plumbago auriculata Blume
- Plumbago flaccida Moench
- Plumbago floridana Raf.
- Plumbago floridana Nutt.
- Plumbago juncea Bojer
- Plumbago lactea Salisb.
- Plumbago littoralis Mure
- Plumbago maximowiczii Gand.
- Plumbago mexicana Kunth
- Plumbago occidentalis Sweet
- Plumbago sarmentosa Lam.
- Plumbago scandens L.
- Plumbago scandens f. erecta Chodat & Hassl.
- Plumbago scandens var. densiflora Kuntze
- Plumbago scandens var. erecta Chodat & Hassl.
- Plumbago scandens var. normalis Kuntze
- Plumbago toxicaria Bertol.
- Plumbago virginica L.
- Plumbago viscosa Blanco
- Thela alba Lour.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Vine
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: introduced
Photos
Photo: Bernard Loison, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: David Eickhoff from Pearl City, Hawaii, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Prenn, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Hungda, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Satheesan.vn, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Satheesan.vn, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vengolis, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Renjusplace, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Franz Xaver, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.