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Perennial herbs or small shrubs. Inflorescence an elongated terminal spike. Calyx tubular, 5-ribbed. Stamens free. Ovary 1-locular. Fruit dehiscing in a ring near the base, often splitting into 5 valves from below. Derivation of name: Plumbago: Latin for lead, of doubtful application Worldwide: 24 species in tropical and warm regions Rwanda: 1 taxon. The larvae of the following species of insect eat species of this genus:
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