Herbarium Specimen Details

Plumbago zeylanica
Family Name Plumbaginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Plumbago zeylanica L. - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, Jul 2005
Determination History
Plumbago scandens L.
Plumbago scandens L. - Determined By: Luteyn, 1975
Plumbago scandens L. - Determined By: Luteyn, 1990
Locality USA. Florida , Volusia Co. : Turtle Mound Monument, facing Indian River, S of New Smyrna Beach. 30° 35' 60" N 85° 40' 41" W
Habitat Shell mound hammock.
Reproductive State Flower Fruit
Collector R. W. Long
with O. Lakela, R. Broome, F. Almeda
Collection Date 09 Oct 1966
Accession Number 77399
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Plumbago zeylanica
Family Name Plumbaginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Plumbago zeylanica L. - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, Jul 2005
Determination History
Plumbago scandens L.
Plumbago scandens L. - Determined By: Luteyn, 1989
Locality USA. Florida , Volusia Co. : Turtle Mound, along Mosquito Lagoon; ca. 9 mi. S of New Smyrna Beach. 30° 35' 60" N 85° 40' 41" W
Description Infrequent; straggly plant on shrubs.
Habitat Narrow beach, base of heavily vegetated shell mound ca. 7 m high, 100 m long; woody overstory mostly of Celtis, Exothia paniculata Xanthoxylum, Fagara, Persea littoralis, Ardisia escallonioides, Rapanea guianensis, Parthenocissus quinquefolia, Plumbago scandens, Bumelia and Forestiera.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector J. D. Ray, Jr.
with C.E. Wood, C.E. Smith, R.J. Eaton
Collection Date 27 Apr 1961
Accession Number 41043
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Plumbago zeylanica
Family Name Plumbaginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Plumbago zeylanica L. - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, Jul 2005
Determination History
Plumbago scandens L.
Plumbago scandens L. - Determined By: Luteyn, 1975
Plumbago scandens L. - Determined By: Luteyn, 1990
Locality USA. Florida , Palm Beach Co. : 1 mi. S of Boynton Beach. 26° 31' 0" N 80° 4' 0" W
Habitat Waste place.
Reproductive State Flower Fruit
Collector W. L. McCart
with M. Whetzel
Collection Date 28 Dec 1967
Accession Number 90507
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Plumbago zeylanica
Family Name Plumbaginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Plumbago zeylanica L. - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, Jul 2005
Determination History
Plumbago scandens L.
Locality USA. Florida , Monroe Co. : Lignum Vitae Key. State Botanical Site; next to Matheson House. T55S, R41E, Sec. 6.
Habitat In lawn and hammock along rock wall.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector K. A. Bradley
with C. Lippincott, S. Vardaman-Wells
Collection Date 25 Dec 1995
Accession Number 222515
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Plumbago zeylanica
Family Name Plumbaginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Plumbago zeylanica L. - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, Jul 2005
Determination History
Plumbago scandens L.
Plumbago scandens L. - Determined By: Luteyn, 1989
Locality USA. Florida , Lee Co. : J.N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge. Sanibel Island; ca. 2 mi. ESE of Wulfert (Blind Pass); Indian Mounds trail, NW end of refuge property. 26° 26' 56" N 82° 1' 20" W
Habitat Coastal hammock.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector R. P. Wunderlin
with A. Arcuri, B. Hansen
Collection Date 28 Oct 1978
Accession Number 137833
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Plumbago zeylanica
Family Name Plumbaginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Plumbago zeylanica L. - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, Jul 2005
Determination History
Plumbago scandens L.
Plumbago scandens L. - Determined By: Luteyn, 1989
Locality USA. Florida , Volusia Co. : Turtle Mound.
Habitat Overgrown Indian shell mound.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector M. Thorne
Collection Date 25 Apr 1978
Accession Number 132224
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Plumbago zeylanica
Family Name Plumbaginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Plumbago zeylanica L. - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, Aug 2010
Determination History
Plumbago scandens L.
Locality USA. Florida , Martin Co. : Jonathan Dickinson State Park. Near picnic area. 27° 45' 0" N 82° 7' 60" W
Habitat Hydric hammock.
Reproductive State Flower Fruit
Collector R. O. Woodbury
with R. Roberts
Collection Date May 1990
Accession Number 255091
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Plumbago zeylanica
Family Name Plumbaginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Plumbago zeylanica L. - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, Jul 2005
Determination History
Plumbago scandens L.
Locality USA. Florida , Palm Beach Co. : Near Palm Beach. 27° 56' 21" N 82° 23' 52" W
Habitat Edge of woods.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector A. H. Curtiss
Collection Date 04 May 1895
Accession Number 210252
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Plumbago zeylanica
Family Name Plumbaginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Plumbago zeylanica L. - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, Jul 2005
Determination History
Plumbago scandens L.
Plumbago scandens L. - Determined By: Luteyn, 1989
Locality USA. Florida , Lee Co. : N Captiva Island. 26° 31' 19" N 82° 11' 21" W
Description White flowers with sticky glands on sepals.
Habitat Tropical hammock Indian mound.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector S. Morrill
with J. Harvey
Collection Date 24 Mar 1978
Accession Number 141152
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Plumbago zeylanica
Family Name Plumbaginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Plumbago zeylanica L. - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, Jul 2005
Determination History
Plumbago scandens L.
Locality USA. Florida , Broward Co. : Snyder County Park. 0.5 mi. W of US 1; just N of the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. T50S, R42E, Sec. 22. 26° 0' 40" N 80° 8' 58" W
Reproductive State Flower
Collector P. L. Howell
Collection Date 23 Nov 2003
Accession Number 236493
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Plumbago zeylanica
Family Name Plumbaginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Plumbago zeylanica L. - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, Jul 2005
Determination History
Plumbago scandens L.
Plumbago scandens L. - Determined By: Luteyn, 1989
Locality USA. Florida , Volusia Co. : Turtle Mound. Ca. 6 mi. SSE of New Smyrna Beach along the coast. T18S, R35E, Sec. 16. 30° 35' 60" N 85° 40' 41" W
Habitat Coastal hammock on large shell mound.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector B. F. Hansen
with G. Robinson
Collection Date 20 May 1981
Accession Number 157154
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Plumbago zeylanica
Family Name Plumbaginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Plumbago zeylanica L. - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, Jul 2005
Determination History
Plumbago scandens L.
Locality USA. Florida , Manatee Co. : Madira Bickel Mound State Archaeological Site. T33S, R17E, Sec. 34, E½ of SE¼ fo SE¼ of NW¼.
Description Common vine to 1.0+ m length.
Habitat Shell mound.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector D. Willis
Collection Date 29 Mar 1992
Accession Number 211936
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Plumbago zeylanica
Family Name Plumbaginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Plumbago zeylanica L. - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, Jul 2005
Determination History
Plumbago scandens L.
Plumbago scandens L. - Determined By: Luteyn, 1975
Plumbago scandens L. - Determined By: Luteyn, 1990
Locality USA. Florida , Collier Co. : E of FL 29, overlooking Chokoloskee Bay. 25° 48' 46" N 81° 21' 43" W
Description Corolla white.
Habitat Hammock cover of ridges; low canal terraces; Acacia, Tecoma, Forestiera with grasses, forbs, and vines.
Reproductive State Flower Fruit
Collector O. K. Lakela
Collection Date 06 Oct 1965
Accession Number 67236
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Plumbago zeylanica
Family Name Plumbaginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Plumbago zeylanica L. - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, Jul 2005
Determination History
Plumbago scandens L.
Plumbago scandens L. - Determined By: Luteyn, 1975
Plumbago scandens L. - Determined By: Luteyn, 1990
Locality USA. Florida , Miami-Dade Co. : Brickell Hammock; vicinity of US 1 and Rickenbacker Causeway, Miami. 25° 46' 27" N 80° 11' 37" W
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector R. W. Long
with H. Andorfer
Collection Date 12 Apr 1969
Accession Number 85979
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Plumbago zeylanica
Family Name Plumbaginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Plumbago zeylanica L. - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, Jul 2005
Determination History
Plumbago scandens L.
Plumbago scandens L. - Determined By: Luteyn, 1975
Plumbago scandens L. - Determined By: Luteyn, 1990
Locality USA. Florida , Collier Co. : Chokoloskee. 25° 48' 46" N 81° 21' 43" W
Description Corolla white; flowers few; few shrubs suffering from insect damage.
Habitat Sandy ridge slope.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector O. K. Lakela
Collection Date 13 Mar 1964
Accession Number 58394
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Plumbago zeylanica
Family Name Plumbaginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Plumbago zeylanica L. - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, May 2011
Determination History
Plumbago scandens L.
Locality USA. Florida , Charlotte Co. : Charlotte Harbor Preserve State Park. T42S, R21E, Sec. 21, NE¼ of SW¼ of NW¼. 26° 55' 0" N 81° 55' 0" W
Habitat Shell mound.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector E. Gandy
Collection Date 14 Sep 2009
Accession Number 259423
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Plumbago zeylanica
Family Name Plumbaginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Plumbago zeylanica L. - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, Jul 2005
Determination History
Plumbago scandens L.
Plumbago scandens L. - Determined By: Luteyn, 1975
Plumbago scandens L. - Determined By: Luteyn, 1990
Locality USA. Florida , Miami-Dade Co. : S Miami Avenue, at SW 21st Road. T53S, R41E, Sec. 39. 25° 46' 27" N 80° 11' 37" W
Description Stems low-arching or prostrate; flowers white.
Habitat Rocky hammock floor, in shade.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector G. N. Avery
Collection Date 21 Nov 1968
Accession Number 85203
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Plumbago zeylanica
Family Name Plumbaginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Plumbago zeylanica L. - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, Jul 2005
Determination History
Plumbago scandens L.
Plumbago scandens L. - Determined By: Luteyn, 1990
Locality USA. Florida , Martin and Palm Beach Co's : Jupiter Island. 26° 56' 3" N 80° 5' 39" W
Description Corolla white.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector G. R. Cooley
with E. West, T. Daggy
Collection Date 27-29 Jul 1956
Accession Number 3616
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Plumbago zeylanica
Family Name Plumbaginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Plumbago zeylanica L. - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, Jul 2005
Determination History
Plumbago scandens L.
Plumbago scandens L. - Determined By: Luteyn, 1989
Locality USA. Florida , Volusia Co. : Turtle Mound.
Habitat Overgrown Indian shell mound.
Reproductive State Flower Fruit
Collector K. Wetmore
Collection Date 25 Apr 1978
Accession Number 132267
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Plumbago zeylanica
Family Name Plumbaginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Plumbago zeylanica L. - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, Jul 2005
Determination History
Plumbago scandens L.
Plumbago scandens L. - Determined By: Luteyn, 1989
Locality USA. Florida , Lee Co. : Western Sanibel Island; Darling Sanctuary. 26° 26' 56" N 82° 1' 20" W
Description Vines up to 3 m long, climbing on shrubbery; flowers white.
Habitat Dense hammock on a kitchen midden.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector W. C. Brumbach
Collection Date 10 Apr 1981
Accession Number 180123
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Plumbago zeylanica
Family Name Plumbaginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Plumbago zeylanica L. - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, Jul 2005
Determination History
Plumbago scandens L.
Plumbago scandens L. - Determined By: Luteyn, 1989
Locality USA. Florida , Indian River Co. : Near Roseland, near corner of 110th Street along road bordering Indian River, 0.3 mi. S of junction with US 1. 27° 50' 9" N 80° 29' 35" W
Habitat Disturbed coastal hammock.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector R. P. Wunderlin
with J. Beckner
Collection Date 26 Nov 1978
Accession Number 138388
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Plumbago zeylanica
Family Name Plumbaginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Plumbago zeylanica L. - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, Jul 2005
Determination History
Plumbago scandens L.
Plumbago scandens L. - Determined By: Luteyn, 1989
Locality USA. Florida , Manatee Co. : Madira Bickel Mound. T30S, R16E, Sec. 1.
Habitat Indian shell ceremonial mound.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector D. P. Cole
Collection Date 06 Feb 1975
Accession Number 119542
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Plumbago zeylanica
Family Name Plumbaginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Plumbago zeylanica L. - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, Apr 2014
Determination History
Plumbago scandens L.
Locality USA. Florida , Lee Co. : Sanibel Island. Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation property, on Periwinkle Way. 26° 31' 19" N 82° 11' 21" W
Reproductive State Flower Fruit
Collector K. A. Bradley 2279
Collection Date 14 Mar 2002
Accession Number 272254
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Plumbago zeylanica
Family Name Plumbaginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Plumbago zeylanica L. - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, Jul 2005
Determination History
Plumbago scandens L.
Locality Jamaica. Cornwall Co. , St. Elizabeth Par. : Lititz [Moravian mission]. 17° 56' 35" N 77° 34' 27" W
Reproductive State
Collector J. Wolle
Collection Date Feb 1847
Accession Number 85474
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Plumbago zeylanica
Family Name Plumbaginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Plumbago zeylanica L.
Locality USA. Florida , Miami-Dade Co. : Agricultural Research and Education Center, Homestead, block 1. 25° 28' 7" N 80° 28' 39" W
Description Stems sprawling; flowers white; fruit sticky.
Reproductive State Flower Fruit
Collector G. N. Avery
Collection Date 30 Oct 1976
Accession Number 135370
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Plumbago zeylanica
Family Name Plumbaginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Plumbago zeylanica L. - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, Jul 2005
Determination History
Plumbago scandens L.
Locality Dominican Republic. Barahona Prov. Between Barahona and Rio Yaque del Sur. 18° 10' 0" N 71° 15' 0" W
Habitat Roadsides.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector D. Burch
Collection Date 01 May 1970
Accession Number 164861
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Plumbago zeylanica
Family Name Plumbaginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Plumbago zeylanica L. - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, Jul 2005
Determination History
Plumbago scandens L.
Locality St. Vincent & the Grenadines. St. Vincent , St. George Par. : Cane Garden.
Description An ascending vine sprawling over and among herbs, and climbing into shrubs and trees; tubular flowers white anthers deep blue; leaves white-scurfy beneath; fruit glandular-viscid.
Habitat Thicket at margin of cultivated field.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector G. R. Cooley
Collection Date 01 Mar 1962
Accession Number 52736
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Plumbago zeylanica
Family Name Plumbaginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Plumbago zeylanica L. - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, Jul 2005
Determination History
Plumbago scandens L. - Determined By: S. R. Hill, Feb 1994
Locality Dominica. St. Joseph Par. Coulibistri Road, along river 1.8 km E of coastal highway. 15° 27' 38" N 61° 27' 3" W
Description Flowers white; occasional; arched branches; perennial.
Habitat Roadside.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector S. R. Hill
with D. Bradshaw & I. Renne
Collection Date 13 Dec 1993
Accession Number 211806
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Plumbago zeylanica
Family Name Plumbaginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Plumbago zeylanica L. - Determined By: L. C. Noel, 14-Mar-2017
Determination History
Plumbago scandens L.
Locality USA. Florida , Miami-Dade Co. : Engineering building.
Description Corolla purplish.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector F. Rich
Collection Date 26 May 1964
Accession Number 292068
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Plumbago zeylanica
Family Name Plumbaginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Plumbago zeylanica L. - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, Jul 2017
Determination History
Plumbago scandens L. - Determined By: J. N. Burch,
Locality USA. Florida , Collier Co. : Addison Court, Marco Island. 25° 58' 0" N 81° 43' 0" W
Habitat Shell mound.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector J. N. Burch
Collection Date 04 Apr 1990
Accession Number 289846
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Plumbago zeylanica
Family Name Plumbaginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Plumbago zeylanica L. - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, Jul 200
Determination History
Plumbago scandens L.
Locality Nicaragua. Managua Dept. 5 km W of Managua. 12° 5' 60" N 86° 17' 60" W
Description Foliage sticky-glandular.
Habitat Woodland.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector S. A. Marshall
with D. A. Neill
Collection Date 06 Dec 1973
Accession Number 125661
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Plumbago zeylanica
Family Name Plumbaginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Plumbago zeylanica L. - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, Jul 2005
Determination History
Plumbago scandens L.
Locality Mexico. Veracruz Rio Plano, route 140 39 km S of Jalapa. 19° 32' 38" N 96° 55' 18" W
Habitat Dry roadside, moist ravine and banks.
Reproductive State Flower
Elevation 2500 to ft
Collector R. W. Long
with D. Burch
Collection Date 25 Mar 1970
Accession Number 93209
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Plumbago zeylanica
Family Name Plumbaginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Plumbago zeylanica L. - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, Jul 2005
Determination History
Plumbago scandens L.
Locality Honduras. El Paraiso Dept. Yuscarán 65 km SE de Tegucigalpa. 14° 15' 0" N 87° 10' 0" W
Description Arbusto flor blanca.
Habitat Bosque seco subtropical.
Reproductive State Flower
Elevation 1020 to m
Collector L. Martínez
Collection Date 27 Dec 1983
Accession Number 195570
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Plumbago zeylanica
Family Name Plumbaginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Plumbago zeylanica L. - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, Jul 2005
Determination History
Plumbago scandens L.
Locality Honduras. Comayagua Dept. Cerca del Río Humuya, Comayagua. 15° 5' 60" N 87° 47' 60" W
Description Arbusto de flores rosadas, 1 m de altura.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector M. Hernández
Collection Date 17 Oct 1970
Accession Number 101288
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Plumbago zeylanica
Family Name Plumbaginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Plumbago zeylanica L. - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, Jul 2005
Determination History
Plumbago scandens L.
Locality Mexico. Jalisco Above W end Lake Chapala, MEX 94; 6 km W Chapala. 20° 17' 46" N 103° 11' 28" W
Description Shrub to 1.2 m; flowers white.
Habitat Rocky arroyo.
Reproductive State Flower
Elevation 2000 to m
Collector D. Burch
Collection Date 01 Sep 1971
Accession Number 185527
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Plumbago zeylanica
Family Name Plumbaginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Plumbago zeylanica L. - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, Jul 2005
Determination History
Plumbago scandens L.
Locality Suriname. Coronie Distr.
Description Herb, flowers white.
Habitat Along road.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector J. Lanjouw
Collection Date 25 Oct 1933
Accession Number 118801
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