| Synonym |
Findlaya alba Bowdich,
Molubda scandens (L.) Raf. |
Flower Color |
White |
| Common Name |
Chitrak |
Flower Type |
Raceme |
| English / Trade Name |
Plumbago, White leadwort, Ceylon leadwort, Doctorbush, Wild leadwort, |
Flowering Period |
Jan-Dec |
| Vernacular /Local Name |
Chitrak |
Fruiting Period |
Jan-Dec |
| Altitude |
Up to 2500 m |
Fruit Type |
Capsule |
| Habit |
Shrub |
Fruit Details |
Fruit a capsule oblong, acute, with persistent calyx. |
| Habitat |
In scattered population, along grassy slopes, forest edges, scrub jungles, with miscellaneous vegetation. |
Bark Type |
Smooth |
| Distribution |
Throughout India,palaeotropics. |
Bark Details |
Base of plant woody, Greenish brown in colour and smooth in texture. |
| Distribution in Haryana |
Ambala, Gurgaon, Kurukshetra, M. Garh, Morni-Pinjore, Rewari, Yamuna Nagar |
Origin |
Native |
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Leaf Type |
Simple |
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Leaf Arrangement |
Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) |
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Leaf Shape |
Ovate |
| Description of Species |
Suberect or straggling, deciduous undershrubs, base woody, up to 2 m high. Leaves ovate-lanceolate, acute, entire, rounded at base, white punctate beneath; petioles with 2 basal caduceus auricles. Flowers white, in lax often branched, glandular spicate-racemes. Calyx tubular, 5-toothed, viscid hairy. Corolla white, tubular, lobes 5. Stamens 5, free. Ovary superior, narrowed at the apex; style slender with 5-stigmose branches. Fruit a capsule oblong, acute, with persistent calyx. |
Leaf Details |
Leaves ovate-lanceolate, acute, entire, rounded at base, white punctate beneath; petioles with 2 basal caduceus auricles. |
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