PLUMBAGINACEAE
Morphological description
Sometimes shrub of the mangrove, petiole clasping the stem (Aegialitis).
Leaves
Leaves simple, usually spiral, entire and glandular; exstipulate.
Inflorescence
Inflorescence.
Flowers
Flowers bisexual, actinomorphic, 5-merous, calyx tubular, petals nearly free, contorted, stamens inserted on base of petal; ovary superior.
Fruit
Fruit usually a 1-seeded capsule.
Seed
Seed.
Different from: Primulaceae: fruit many-seeded.
Distribution: The family worldwide. In Malesia 4 genera of which 2 introduced.
Notes: Some species are cultivated as ornamentals, e.g. Plumbago indica, which is also used medicinally.
Literature: C.G.G. J. van Steenis, Fl. Males. I, 4 (1949) 107-112.
Spot characters (Van Balgooy): Plumbaginaceae 83 - Aegialitis 31, 33.
Illustrations: Fig. 145. Plumbago indica L. (Plumbaginaceae). Reproduced from Flora Malesiana I, 4 (1949) 110, fig. 2.
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