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Plumbago scandens  L.
Taxonomic Serial No.: 21339

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Common Name(s): plumbago [English]
  
    doctorbush [English]
  
  Accepted Name(s): Plumbago zeylanica L.
 
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: not accepted - synonym   
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

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  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
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  Reference for: Plumbago scandens   
       
  Source: Plumbaginaceae of North America Update, database (version 2011)  
  Acquired: 2011   
  Notes: Updated for ITIS by the Flora of North America Expertise Network, in connection with an update for USDA PLANTS (2007-2010)   
  Reference for: Plumbago scandens   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Plumbago scandens   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)  
  Acquired: 2000   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Plumbago scandens   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Flora of North America Editorial Committee, eds.  
  Publication Date: 2005   
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  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Flora of North America North of Mexico, vol. 5   
  Page(s): 635   
  Publisher: Oxford University Press   
  Publication Place: New York, New York, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0-19-522211-3   
  Notes: The volumes are also reproduced online (http://www.fna.org/)   
  Reference for: Plumbago scandens   
       

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 Comments
       
  Comment: Noting that herbaria speciments under these names are indistinguishable, A.R. Smith (2005 FNA v5) treats Plumbago scandens L. as a synonym of P. zeylanica L., even though they previously were treated as distinct (for Old World and New World specimens, respectively). By way of explanation, Smith quites John Edmonston as saying he believes this 'could be a classic case of New World and Old World taxonomists each doing their own thing'  
 

 

    

 
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