Plumbago auriculata
Plumbago auriculata
Safety & Hazards
Poultry and sheep readily eat the leaves, but poisoning has been recorded[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ]. Traditionally, the plant is rubbed into scarifications in the body as a treatment for various health conditions. This treatment is not without danger - death by irritation has been recorded when the plant has been rubbed into large areas[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ].
Botanical Description
Plumbago is a perennial plant with more or less woody stems and evergreen foliage; it can grow up to 2 metres tall, occasionally to 3 metres. The stems are diffusely branched, they can be erect, trailing or climbing[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. , 423 Title Desert Tropicals Publication Author Website http://www.desert-tropicals.com/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description The main focus of the site is succulent plants, but it also contains information on a wide range of other species. Usually at least one good photograph, plus basic information about the plant and its cultivation. ]. The plant is used in traditional medicine and also as the source of a dye. It is widely grown in gardens throughout the tropics as an ornamental and as a hedge or live fence; in temperate regions it is grown as a pot plant or greenhouse plant. Several cultivars with flowers in different shades of blue exist, as well as a white cultivar[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ].