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Plumbago auriculata

Lam. (1786)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-CoreEudicot Order: Caryophyllales Family: Plumbaginaceae Genus: Plumbago

blue plumbago, cape leadwort, cape plumbago, leadwort

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

Kaua'i Naturalized
O'ahu Naturalized
Maui Naturalized
Hawai'i Potentially naturalizing

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Encycl. 2: 270 (1786)

Other References

Wagner et al. 1990:1056 (cult. and sometimes persisting); Herbarium Pacificum Staff 1999:7 (NEWNAT/EM, DESCR); Staples & Herbst 2005:460 (DESCR); Frohlich & Lau 2012:44 (K, O)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Plumbago auriculata East Maui, Thompson Rd, Keokea Associated vegetation: Schinus terebinthifolius, Eucalyptus sp., Acacia mearnsii. Preserved_Specimen Sprawling shrub; lvs green; flowers blue, on long, thin blue funnels. Starr, F. 8315 Maui BISH 2000-08-31
2 Plumbago auriculata Makiki, foot of Punchbowl, SE slope steep slope, Leucaena glauca forest, around rubbish dump Preserved_Specimen 1 m slender shrub; flowers pale blue Fosberg, F.R. 27147 Oahu BISH 1946-10-28
3 Plumbago auriculata Lower Waahila ridge along dirtbike trails. Dry ridge full sun. Preserved_Specimen Arthur, K. 65 Oahu BISH 2025-02-14
4 Plumbago auriculata Poipu, Beginning of Hoonani St. at bridge In mixed alien lowland vegetation. Preserved_Specimen Shrub about 3 feet tall, flowers lavender. OED 2010051701 Kauai BISH 2010-05-17
5 Plumbago auriculata Honolulu garden Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 8424 Oahu BISH 1930-07-02
6 Plumbago auriculata East Maui, Makawao District, Baldwin Ave, Rainbow Park Associated vegetation: Pimenta dioica, Solandra maxima, Leucaena leucocephala, Cestrum nocturnum. Preserved_Specimen vine, lavender blue flowers, no scent noted; fruit sticky, green, ~1.5cm. Starr, F. 4273 Maui BISH 2000-04-27
7 Plumbago auriculata Puakikoni ala nui road, Kamuela, S Kohala Naturalized. Growing in open pasture near road. Other naturalized Plumbago auriculata growing nearby. Associates: Olea europaea, Asparagus asparagoides, Podocarpus. Preserved_Specimen Parker, J. 106 Hawaii BISH 2009-12-01
8 Plumbago auriculata UH campus trimmed hedge; full sun Preserved_Specimen 0.8 m shrub; flowers are flax blue; not fragrant (afternoon) Lau, J. 1353 Oahu BISH 1985-08-26
9 Plumbago auriculata East Maui, NW slope, town of Keokea, dry scrubland downslope of Kula Hwy In openings of Acacia mearnsii forest, with Lantana, kikuyu grass. Preserved_Specimen Large, rounded shrub 7 ft. tall, many-branched from the base. Imada, C. 9814 Maui BISH 1998-08-18
10 Plumbago auriculata Mormon Temple, Laie Preserved_Specimen A smooth shrub. Light blue flowers or white in a vriety, clustered at branch ends. Lee, P. 14 Oahu BISH 1975-02-02
11 Plumbago auriculata UH campus trimmed hedge; full sun Preserved_Specimen 0.8 m shrub; flowers are flax blue; not fragrant (afternoon) Lau, J. 1353 Oahu BISH 1985-08-26
12 Plumbago auriculata Kuilima, Kahuku Preserved_Specimen Shrub to 3 ft. tall. Many small white or blue flowers. Afualo, D. 155 Oahu BISH 1975-04-04
13 Plumbago auriculata Hanalei District, land of Kilauea, Kilauea Town Preserved_Specimen Shrub with blue flowers. Herbst, D.R. 5692 Kauai BISH 1976-02-26
14 Plumbago auriculata UH campus Preserved_Specimen bush, flowers blue St.John, H. 10489 Oahu BISH 1930-04-19
15 Plumbago auriculata Manoa Campus, U. of H Preserved_Specimen Shrub wiht long, slender, furrowed branches, and light blue flowers; calyx bearing sticky hairs. Herbst, D.R. 548 Oahu BISH 1967-08-26
16 Plumbago auriculata UH campus Preserved_Specimen 2-3 m shrub; flowers pale blue Fosberg, F.R. 8828 Oahu BISH 1932-09-15
17 Plumbago auriculata University of Hawaii Preserved_Specimen Shrub; leaves oblong, blunt; Light blue flowers. Higuchi, G.T. 21 Oahu BISH 1971-05-08
18 Plumbago auriculata Polynesian Culture Center, Laie Preserved_Specimen Smooth shrub, send out long slender branches that climbs. Poisonous leaves, stems and roots. Utai, M. 836 Oahu BISH 1975-03-01
19 Plumbago auriculata UH campus Preserved_Specimen 2 m rounded shrub; flowers pale bluish Fosberg, F.R. 29697 Oahu BISH 1948-03-20
20 Plumbago auriculata Makiki St. below Manoa pumping station Preserved_Specimen Vegetation type: ornamental. Description: purple flower. Ayakawa, G.T. 10 Oahu BISH 1967-05-14
21 Plumbago auriculata Polynesian Culture Center, Laie Preserved_Specimen Vea, S. 10465 Oahu BISH 1977-04-02
22 Plumbago auriculata UH campus Preserved_Specimen Sohmer, S.H. 5983 Oahu BISH 1969-08-18
23 Plumbago auriculata Kapiolani, La Pietra Preserved_Specimen Forbes, A. 29 Oahu BISH 1929-08-09
24 Plumbago auriculata UH campus Preserved_Specimen Nakagawa, S. Oahu BISH 1930-12-10
25 Plumbago auriculata UH campus Preserved_Specimen Yoshinaga, E.K. Oahu BISH 1929-11-20
26 Plumbago auriculata Honolulu Preserved_Specimen Brigham, W.T. Oahu BISH
27 Plumbago auriculata Oahu Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. Oahu BISH
28 Plumbago auriculata Wailua, Wailua Homesteads, North Olohena, Puuopae Road, just past Kala-kea Place, West side of road, escaping from yard onto roadside Cultivated. Herb on roadside Preserved_Specimen up to 2 ft tall falling and upright. White flowers, yellow-green leaves Tangalin, N. 1304 Kauai BISH 2007-05-29
29 Plumbago auriculata North Kona District, Puuanahulu Along a road amongst Desmodium, under a Casuarina stand. Preserved_Specimen Mounding shrub 1 meter. Flowers blue, 5 lobes, gland tipped hair on calyx. Barbed fruit capsules. Naturalized Murphy, M. 235 Hawaii BISH 2022-11-30
30 Plumbago auriculata Punchbowl area, on Prospect St. Rocky road cut area. Preserved_Specimen Vining shrub to about 1.5 m, flowers lavender. OED 2008082101 Oahu BISH 2008-08-21
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