Plumbaginaceae
Limonium
Last edited by Pieter B. Pelser, 18 July 2025
- Limonium wrightii (Hance) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1 (1891) 396; Nakamura et al., Phytotaxa 152 (2013) 56; ≡ Statice wrightii Hance, Ann. Sci. Nat. (Paris), 5th Sér. 5 (1866) 236; Type: from Japan. Distribution: Japan, Philippines, Taiwan. SABTANG. Notes: 0m. Native.
Cultivated, not naturalized
Plumbago
Last edited by Pieter B. Pelser & Wally Suarez, 25 June 2024
- Plumbago indica L., Herb. Amboin. (Linn.) (1754) 24; Merr., Fl. Manila (1912) 362; Merrill, EPFP 3 (1923) 275; Steenis, Fl. Males. ser. 1, 4 (1949) 111. = Plumbago rosea L., Sp. Pl., 2nd Ed. (1762) 215; Merr., Fl. Manila (1912) 362. Distribution: Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Java, Laos, Lesser Sunda Isls, Moluccas, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatra, Thailand, Vietnam. LUZON: NCR, PALAWAN. Notes: Merrill (1923) did not consider this species native to the Philippines and wrote that it was introduced as an ornamental, sometimes persistent in abandoned cultivation. Van Steenis (1949) suggested that it is probably native in SE Asia, but also noted that it is always found in anthropogenic localities in Malesia. We therefore do not consider this species native to the Philippines. Naturalized.
- Plumbago zeylanica L., Sp. Pl., 1st Ed. (1753) 151; Merr., Fl. Manila (1912) 362; Merrill, EPFP 3 (1923) 275; Steenis, Fl. Males. ser. 1, 4 (1949) 109. Distribution: Africa, America, Andaman Isls, Australia, Bangladesh, Caribbean, China, India, Indian Ocean, Java, Laos, Lesser Sunda Isls, Madagascar, Malay Peninsula, Middle East, Nepal, New Guinea, Pacific Ocean, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatra, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam. LUZON: Batangas, Ilocos Norte (photos), La Union (photos), Laguna, NCR, Quezon, PALAWAN. Notes: It is not clear whether this species is native to the Philippines (Merrill 1923, Van Steenis 1949). 0-1000m. Cryptogenic.