Plumbago zeylanica L.

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National Botanic Garden, Harare

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Along track from Zamambo Gorge to Ranger Camp, Gorongosa National Park, Cheringoma

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Base of Mt Bunga, northwestern Gorongosa National Park.

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Along a village path near Chipepo village close to Lake Kariba

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Inhamitanga Forest Reserve, Cheringoma

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Along D3508 Kalimbeza road

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National Botanic Garden, Harare

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Synonyms:
Common names:	Wild white plumbago (English)
Frequency:
Status:	Native
Description:	Scrambling or climbing perennial, up to 1.5 m. Leaves ovate-lanceolate to elliptic or oblong, glabrous; petiole clasping at the base. Flowers* in terminal spikes, white, sweetly scented. Corolla lobes rounded with a small pointed tip; calyx covered in sticky glands.*
Notes:
Derivation of specific name:	zeylanica: from Sri Lanka (Ceylon)
Habitat:	In woodland and thickets, often near rivers and on termite mounds.
Flowering time:	Apr - Nov
Worldwide distribution:	Widespread in tropics and subtropics
Botswana distribution:	N,SE
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Literature:	Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 29. Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 265. Heath, A. & Heath, R. (2009). Field Guide to the Plants of Northern Botswana including the Okavango Delta Kew Publishing Page 413. (Includes a picture). Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 67. Pickering, H. & Roe, E. (2009). Wild Flowers of the Victoria Falls Area Helen Pickering, London Page 93. (Includes a picture). Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 92. Siebert, S. & Mössmer, M. (Editors) (2002). SABONET Southern Mozambique Expedition 2001; Provisional Plant Checklist of the Maputo Elephant Reserve (MER) and Licuati Forest Reserve (LFR) SABONET News 7(1) Page 27. Steedman, E.C. (1933). Some Trees, Shrubs and Lianes of Southern Rhodesia. Page 61. Timberlake, J.R. & Childes, S.L. (2004). Biodiversity of the Four Corners Area: Technical Reviews Volume Two (Chapter 5-15) Appendix 5-1: Plant Checklist Occasional Publications in Biodiversity 15 Page 221. Vickery, A.R. (1983). Plumbaginaceae Flora Zambesiaca 7(1) Page 182.

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