Biology:Plumbago europaea

Short description: Species of flowering plant

Plumbago europaea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Plumbaginaceae
Genus:	Plumbago
Species:	P. europaea
Binomial name
Plumbago europaea L.
Synonyms
Plumbago angustifolia Spach, Hist. Nat. Vég. (Spach) 10: 337. 1841. Plumbago denticulata St.Lager, Étude Fl., ed. 8 [A. Cariot] 2: 690. 1889. Plumbago europaea var. asperrima Sennen & Elías in Sennen, Pl. Espagne ??? n.° 2828 Plumbago europaea var. glandulosa Cout., Fl. Portugal ???. 1913. Plumbago lapathifolia Willd., Sp. Pl., ed. 4 [Willdenow] 1(2): 837. 1798. Plumbago purpurea Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton 122. 1796. Plumbago undulata Moench, Suppl. Meth. (Moench) 153. 1802.

Plumbago europaea, also known as the common leadwort, is a plant species in the genus Plumbago found in the Mediterranean Basin and Central Asia.

Plumbago europaea produces the flavonol europetin.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q1418304 entry