Plants and Mushrooms

Plumgabo Zeylanica

Common name		Plumbago
Botanical name		Plumbago zeylanica
Other common names		Ceylon leadwort
Family		Plumbaginaceae
General description		A scrambling shrub to 1m with ridged stems.
Flowers		The flowers are stalkless (sessile) or on very short stalks, white with five petals and a slender corolla tube 1.5-2cm long. The calyx tube is 5-ribbed, about 1cm long and covered with sticky glandular hairs.
Leaves		The leaves are ovate, with a rounded to blunt apex and a long tapered base; 1.5-9cm long and 1-4cm wide.
Fruit/Berries		The fruit is a capsule 3-6mm long, covered with sticky glandular hairs.
Other
Symptoms		Contact with the leaves and roots can cause severe skin irritation, redness and blistering.
Toxicity category		3
Warning		Seek medical attention if symptoms occur.