Plumbago pulchella is a species of flowering plant in the Plumbaginaceae family.[1] It is referred to by the common name cola de iguana.[2]
Plumbago pulchella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Plumbaginaceae |
Genus: | Plumbago |
Species: | P. pulchella
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Binomial name | |
Plumbago pulchella |
The plant species is endemic to more than 20 states in Mexico.[2]
Pulchellidin, an O-methylated anthocyanidin, can be found in Plumbago pulchella.[3]
It is a traditional medicinal plant in Mesoamerica, including of the Rarámuri people in northwestern Mexico.[4]
In Michoacán it is used as a veterinary medicine.[2]