Plumbago pulchella

Plumbago pulchella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Core eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Plumbaginaceae
Genus: Plumbago
Species: P. pulchella
Binomial name
Plumbago pulchella
Boiss.

Plumbago pulchella, with the common name Cola de iguana, is a plant species in the genus Plumbago. [1]

The plant species is endemic to many states in Mexico. [1]

Medicinal uses

Pulchellidin, an O-methylated anthocyanidin, can be found in Plumbago pulchella.[2]

It is a traditional medicinal plant in Mesoamerica, including of the Rarámuri people in northwestern Mexico. [3]

In Michoacán is is used as a veterinary medicine. [1]

References

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