Classification
Class
Magnoliopsida Brongn.
Order
Caryophyllales Juss. ex Bercht. & J.Presl
Family
Plumbaginaceae
Genus
Plumbago L.
 Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Plumbago auriculata Lam., Encycl. [J. Lamarck & al.] 2, 270 (1786)
Synonymy:
  • = Plumbago capensis Thunb., Prodr. Pl. Cap. (1794)
Vernacular Name(s):
blue plumbago; Cape leadwort
 Biostatus
Exotic
 Bibliography
Heenan, P.B.; de Lange, P.J.; Cameron, E.K.; Champion, P.D. 2002: Checklist of dicotyledons, gymnosperms, and pteridophytes naturalised or casual in New Zealand: additional records 1999–2000. New Zealand Journal of Botany 40(2): 155–174.
Lamarck, J.B.A.P.M. de 1786–1788: Encyclopédie Méthodique. Botanique. Vol. 2. Panckoucke, Paris.
Thunberg, C.P. 1794–1800: Prodromus Plantarum Capensium, quas in Promontorio Bonae Spei Africes, annis 1772-1775, collegit Carol. Pet. Thunberg. Edman, Uppsala.