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Plumbago L.

Genus comprised of 24 species of shrubs or perennial herbs, sometimes climbing, typical of tropical and temperate regions of both hemispheres.

Key to species

1 Climbing shrub, stems and branches woody, up to 2.5 m in height, white corolla Plumbago zeylanica

1 Subshrubs, stems only slightly lignified at the base, usuallyless than 1(1.2) m long, corolla blue, purple or pink Plumbago europaea

Updated by: A.F. Carrillo & J. Charco.

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