Ceratostigma

Ceratostigma
Ceratostigma plumbaginoides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Plumbaginaceae
Genus: Ceratostigma
Bunge (1835)
Species

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Synonyms[1]

Valoradia Hochst. (1841)

Ceratostigma (/ˌsɛrətˈstɪɡmə, sɪˌræt-/;[2][3]), or leadwort, plumbago, is a genus of eight species of flowering plants in the family Plumbaginaceae, native to warm temperate to tropical regions of Africa and Asia. Common names are shared with the genus Plumbago.

  1. ^ Ceratostigma Bunge. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  2. ^ Sunset Western Garden Book, 1995:606–607
  3. ^ "Pronunciation Guide". Fine Gardening. Retrieved 2016-01-23.