Biology:Plumbago pulchella

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Short description: Species of plant in the family Plumbaginaceae

Plumbago pulchella
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Plumbaginaceae
Genus: Plumbago
Species:
P. pulchella
Binomial name
Plumbago pulchella
Boiss.

Plumbago pulchella is a species of flowering plant on the Plumbaginaceae family.[1] It is referred to by the common name cola de iguana.[2]

The plant species is endemic to more than 20 states in Mexico.[2]

Medicinal uses

Pulchellidin, an O-methylated anthocyanidin, can be found in Plumbago pulchella.[3]

It is a traditional medicinal plant in Mesoamerica, including of the Rarámuri people in northwestern Mexico.[4]

In Michoacán it is used as a veterinary medicine.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7205396 entry