Plumbago pulchella
| Plumbago pulchella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Plumbaginaceae |
| Genus: | Plumbago |
| Species: | P. pulchella |
| Binomial name | |
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Plumbago pulchella Boiss. |
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Plumbago pulchella, with the common name Cola de iguana, is a plant species in the genus Plumbago.
The plant species is endemic to many states in Mexico.
Pulchellidin, an O-methylated anthocyanidin, can be found in Plumbago pulchella.
It is a traditional medicinal plant in Mesoamerica, including of the Rarámuri people in northwestern Mexico.
In Michoacán it is used as a veterinary medicine.
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