Plumbaginaceae (plumbago family) »
Plumbago zeylanica plum-BAY-go -- lead-colored zey-LAN-ee-kuh -- of or from Ceylon (Sri Lanka) commonly known as: Ceylon leadwort, doctorbush, plumbago, white leadwort • Assamese: বগা আগেচিতা boga agechita • Gujarati: ચિત્રક chitrak • Hindi: चीता chita, चित्ता chitta, वहनि vahni • Konkani: चित्रक chitraka • Malayalam: കൊടുവേലി kotuveeli, തുമ്പക്കൊടുവേലി thumpakkotuveeli, വെള്ളക്കൊടുവേലി vellakkotuveeli • Manipuri: telhidak angouba • Marathi: चित्रक chitraka, चित्रमूळ chitramula • Oriya: dhola chitaaparu • Prakrit: चित्तओ chittao • Punjabi: ਚਿੱਤਰਾ chittra • Sanskrit: अग्निः agnih, अनलः analha, चित्रकः chitrakah, दाहक dahak, दहन dahan, दारुण darun, धनंजय dhananjay, द्वयाग्नि dvayagni, हुतशः hutasha, ज्वलन jvalana, कृशानु krishanu, पाठी pathi, पावक pawak, शार्दूलः shardulah, ऊषणः ushanha, वन्हि vanhi • Tamil: கொடுவேலி kotu-veli • Telugu: అగ్ని మాత agni mata Native to: tropical Africa, s China, Indian subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Australia References:
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eFlora •
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ENVIS - FRLHT •
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