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Plumbago auriculata

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Ethnobotanical Use
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Synonyms
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Subtypes (subspecies, varieties, subvarieties, forms)
Germination/Propagation
Distribution
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Internal ID UUID644002e036692519761776
Scientific name Plumbago auriculata
Authority Lam.
First published in Encycl. 2: 270 (1786)

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Synonyms Top

Scientific name Authority First published in
Plumbago capensis Thunb. Prodr. Pl. Cap. : 33 (1794)
Plumbagidium auriculatum Spach Hist. Nat. Vég. 10: 339 (1841)
Plumbago alba hort. ex Pasq. Cat. Ort. Bot. Napoli : 82 (1867)
Plumbago capensis Willd. ex Boiss. Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 12: 694. 1848 [5 Nov 1848]
Plumbago grandiflora Ten. Cat. Orto Nap.: 91. 1845
Plumbago auriculata f. alba (Pasq.) T.H.Peng Fl. Reipubl. Popularis Sin. 60(1): 7. 1987

Common names Top

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Language Common/alternative name
English cape leadwort
Spanish jazmín azul
Arabic رصاصية أذنية
Bengali নীল চিতা
Catalan gessamí blau
Czech olověnec ouškatý
Danish blå blyrod
German kap-bleiwurz
Persian یاس آبی
Finnish sinilyijykukka
Finnish kapinlyijykukka
French dentelaire du cap
French dentellaire du cap
Hebrew עופרית הכף
Indonesian ceraka biru
Japanese ルリマツリ
Malayalam നീലക്കൊടുവേലി
Norwegian Bokmål blyrot
Dutch mannentrouw
Polish ołownik uszkowaty
Slovak olovník uškatý
Swedish blyblomma
Tamil கருங்கொடி வேலி
Thai พยับหมอก
Chinese 蓝花丹
Chinese 藍雪花
Chinese 花绣球
Chinese 雪花丹
Chinese 蓝茉莉

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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- Native
  • Africa
    • Macaronesia
      • Canary Islands
      • Madeira
    • Middle Atlantic Ocean
      • Ascension
    • Northeast Tropical Africa
      • Eritrea
      • Ethiopia
      • Somalia
    • Northern Africa
      • Tunisia
    • South Tropical Africa
      • Mozambique
    • Southern Africa
      • Cape Provinces
      • Free State
      • Kwazulu-Natal
      • Northern Provinces
    • West Tropical Africa
      • Benin
      • Gambia
    • West-central Tropical Africa
      • Cameroon
      • Gulf Of Guinea Islands
    • Western Indian Ocean
      • Comoros
      • Mauritius
      • Rodrigues
      • Réunion
  • Asia-tropical
    • Indian Subcontinent
      • Assam
      • Bangladesh
    • Indo-China
      • Vietnam
  • Europe
    • Southeastern Europe
      • Greece
      • Italy
      • Kriti
      • Sicilia
    • Southwestern Europe
      • Baleares
      • Portugal
      • Spain
  • Northern America
    • Mexico
      • Mexico Southwest
    • Southeastern U.S.A.
      • Florida
  • Pacific
    • North-central Pacific
      • Hawaii
    • Northwestern Pacific
      • Marianas
    • Southwestern Pacific
      • Vanuatu
  • Southern America
    • Caribbean
      • Cuba
      • Dominican Republic
      • Haiti
      • Leeward Islands
      • Puerto Rico
      • Trinidad-Tobago
      • Venezuelan Antilles
      • Windward Islands
    • Central America
      • El Salvador
      • Guatemala
    • Northern South America
      • Venezuela
    • Western South America
      • Ecuador
      • Peru

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000487119
Florida Plant Atlas 387
USDA Plants PLAU6
Tropicos 25400100
INPN 114077
Flora of Italy 8362
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:687056-1
The Plant List kew-2570524
Missouri Botanical Garden 285155
Open Tree Of Life 137612
Observations.org 120705
NCBI Taxonomy 45172
Nature Serve 2.161357
IPNI 687056-1
iNaturalist 78631
GBIF 3082283
Freebase /m/02w5tts
EPPO PLBAU
EOL 484539
Calflora (Californian flora) 9198
USDA GRIN 312925
Wikipedia Plumbago_auriculata
Tropicos 25400678
The Plant List tro-25400678

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Scientific Literature Top

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Title Authors Publication Released IDs
Increasing Ca2+ accumulation in salt glands under salt stress increases stronger selective secretion of Na+ in Plumbago auriculata tetraploids Duan Y, Jiang L, Lei T, Ouyang K, Liu C, Zhao Z, Li Y, Yang L, Li J, Yi S, Gao S Front Plant Sci 15-Apr-2024
PMCID:PMC11056565
doi:10.3389/fpls.2024.1376427
PMID:38685960
The complete chloroplast genome of the medicinally important plant Plumbago zeylanica L. (plumbaginaceae) and phylogenetic analysis Zhou H, Zhang H Mitochondrial DNA B Resour 03-Apr-2024
PMCID:PMC10993748
doi:10.1080/23802359.2024.2333574
PMID:38586506
Comparative stigmatic transcriptomics reveals self and cross pollination responses to heteromorphic incompatibility in Plumbago auriculata Lam. Hu D, Lin D, Yi S, Gao S, Lei T, Li W, Xu T Front Genet 06-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC10953596
doi:10.3389/fgene.2024.1372644
PMID:38510275
Genetic Analyses of Flower Main Traits from Two Pitayas and Their Progenies: A Cactus Plant Zhang T, Xing K, Chen J, Sabir IA, Shah K, Chen J, Zhang Z, Zhao J, Hu G, Qin Y Plants (Basel) 29-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC10933902
doi:10.3390/plants13050699
PMID:38475546
Evaluation of packaging, labels, and some physicochemical properties of herbal antimalarial products on the Ghanaian market Amekyeh H, Kumadoh D, Adongo DW, Orman E, Abubakar S, Dwamena A, Aggrey MO Heliyon 28-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC10920373
doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e27032
PMID:38463810
Polyploidization: A Biological Force That Enhances Stress Resistance Li X, Zhang L, Wei X, Datta T, Wei F, Xie Z Int J Mol Sci 06-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC10888447
doi:10.3390/ijms25041957
PMID:38396636
Leaf extracts of eight selected southern African medicinal plants modulate pro-inflammatory cytokine secretion in LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 macrophages Khumalo GP, Loa-Kum-Cheung W, Van Wyk BE, Feng Y, Cock IE Inflammopharmacology 04-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC11006729
doi:10.1007/s10787-023-01420-9
PMID:38310564
Exploring Plants with Flowers: From Therapeutic Nutritional Benefits to Innovative Sustainable Uses Coyago-Cruz E, Moya M, Méndez G, Villacís M, Rojas-Silva P, Corell M, Mapelli-Brahm P, Vicario IM, Meléndez-Martínez AJ Foods 08-Nov-2023
PMCID:PMC10671036
doi:10.3390/foods12224066
PMID:38002124
Editorial: Biofabrication of nanostructures for environmental, agricultural, and biomedical applications Ghosh S, Turner RJ, Thongmee S Front Chem 20-Sep-2023
PMCID:PMC10548382
doi:10.3389/fchem.2023.1283676
PMID:37799784
Plumbagin: A Promising In Vivo Antiparasitic Candidate against Schistosoma mansoni and In Silico Pharmacokinetic Properties (ADMET) Silva LM, França WW, Santos VH, Souza RA, Silva AM, Diniz EG, Aguiar TW, Rocha JV, Souza MA, Nascimento WR, Lima Neto RG, Cruz Filho IJ, Ximenes EC, Araújo HD, Aires AL, Albuquerque MC Biomedicines 22-Aug-2023
PMCID:PMC10525874
doi:10.3390/biomedicines11092340
PMID:37760782
Herbs Used in Antimalarial Medicines: A Study in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana Nortey NN, Korsah S, Tagoe M, Apenteng JA, Owusu FA, Oppong J, Attah AE, Allotey S Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 19-Aug-2023
PMCID:PMC10460277
doi:10.1155/2023/6697078
PMID:37636997
Antiparasitic Activity of Plumbago auriculata Extracts and Its Naphthoquinone Plumbagin against Trypanosoma cruzi Peres RB, Batista MM, Bérenger AL, Camillo FD, Figueiredo MR, Soeiro MD Pharmaceutics 19-May-2023
PMCID:PMC10221501
doi:10.3390/pharmaceutics15051535
PMID:37242777
Delpinium uncinatum mediated green synthesis of AgNPs and its antioxidant, enzyme inhibitory, cytotoxic and antimicrobial potentials Rehman H, Ali W, Ali M, Khan NZ, Aasim M, Khan AA, Khan T, Ali M, Ali A, Ayaz M, Shah M, Hashmi SS PLoS One 04-Apr-2023
PMCID:PMC10072477
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0280553
PMID:37014921
Resonance Raman and Visible Micro-Spectroscopy for the In-Vivo and In-Vitro Characterization of Anthocyanin-Based Pigments in Blue and Violet Flowers: A Comparison with HPLC-ESI- MS Analysis of the Extracts Bruni S, Longoni M, Minzoni C, Basili M, Zocca I, Pieraccini S, Sironi M Molecules 10-Feb-2023
PMCID:PMC9959989
doi:10.3390/molecules28041709
PMID:36838697
Epoxy-α-lapachone (2,2-Dimethyl-3,4-dihydro-spiro[2H-naphtho[2,3-b]pyran-10,2′-oxirane]-5(10H)-one): a promising molecule to control infections caused by protozoan parasites Peixoto JF, Oliveira AD, Gonçalves - Oliveira LF, Souza - Silva F, Alves CR Braz J Infect Dis 31-Jan-2023
PMCID:PMC9932704
doi:10.1016/j.bjid.2023.102743
PMID:36731538

Phytochemical Profile Top

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Biphenols
Maritinone 633024 Click to see 374.30 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.BMCL.2010.02.107
> Benzenoids / Naphthalenes / Naphthoquinones
5-Hydroxy-3-methoxy-2-methylnaphthalene-1,4-dione 12322315 Click to see 218.20 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.BMCL.2010.02.107
6-Hydroxy plumbagin 13468231 Click to see CC1=CC(=O)C2=C(C1=O)C=CC(=C2O)O 204.18 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.BMCL.2010.02.107
Chitranone 633072 Click to see 374.30 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.BMCL.2010.02.107
Plumbagin 10205 Click to see 188.18 unknown https://doi.org/10.1271/BBB1961.47.911
https://doi.org/10.1016/J.BMCL.2010.02.107
> Benzenoids / Tetralins
(3S,4S)-4,8-dihydroxy-3-methyl-tetralin-1-one 46888858 Click to see CC1CC(=O)C2=C(C1O)C=CC=C2O 192.21 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.BMCL.2010.02.107
4,8-dihydroxy-2-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-naphthalen-1-one 75227667 Click to see CC1CC(C2=C(C1=O)C(=CC=C2)O)O 192.21 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.BMCL.2010.02.107
4,8-dihydroxy-3-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-naphthalen-1-one 71329296 Click to see 192.21 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.BMCL.2010.02.107
Isoplumbagolone 46888859 Click to see 192.21 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.BMCL.2010.02.107
> Lignans, neolignans and related compounds
5-Hydroxy-6-(4-hydroxy-1-methyl-5,8-dioxo-6,7-dihydronaphthalen-2-yl)-2-methylnaphthalene-1,4-dione 46888888 Click to see 376.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.BMCL.2010.02.107

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