Plumbaginaceae FAMILY

Plumbago indica

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Indian leadwort is an evergreen perennial herb or shrub growing up to 1.5 metres tall, branched from the base, with the stems drooping and sometimes rooting[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ]. The plant is often grown in the backyard for personal use, it is cultivated for medicinal use in India and is also grown as an ornamental in various parts of the tropics, where it is valued for its white inflorescences[ 317 Title Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants Publication Author Website http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse details of a huge range of useful plants. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - southern China, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines.

HabitatFound in the vicinity of former human activity, locally semi-spontaneous, often persistent in abandoned cultivation, also in teak forest, at elevations up to 1,000 metres[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ].