Plumbago
| Plumbago | |
|---|---|
| Plumbago auriculata | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Plumbaginaceae |
| Genus: | Plumbago Tourn. ex L. (1753) |
| Type species | |
| Plumbago europaea L. | |
| Species | |
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23; see text | |
| Synonyms | |
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Plumbago is a genus of 23 species of flowering plants in the family Plumbaginaceae, native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the world. Common names include plumbago and leadwort (names which are also shared by the genus Ceratostigma).