Edible: Caution - poisonous, Roots - drink, Leaves
A herb. It grows as a shrub to 1-3 m tall. It can spread to 2 m wide. The branches are spreading. The stems are ribbed. The base of the leaf stalk can be ear shaped. The leaf blade is oval. It is 5-8 cm long by 2.5-4 cm wide. They can be larger or smaller. The base is wedge shaped and it tapers to the tip. There are 5-70 flowers in a flower cluster. The flowers are white or pale blue. The fruit is a cylindrical capsule. The seeds are red-brown. They are 7 mm by 1.5 mm.
It suits tropical and subtropical locations. It is damaged by frost. It suits shaded sites. It can grow in acid or slightly alkaline soils. It grows between 100-1600 m altitude in S China. It can grow on termite mounds. In XRBG Yunnan. In Sichuan.
Common Names: Ceylon Leadwort, Amera, Bachhoaxa, Bama, Bau hua dan, Buombuom tichlan, Cheraka, Chet tamun plengkao, Chitrak, Chitramulan, Chitur, Duoi-cong, Elkuus, Godong enchok, Jarak, Kan-gyok-phyu, Kengoi, Keriyontus, Ki enchok, Kodiveli, Leadwort, Melekuya, Perdu dokter, Plumbago, Plumbago seilon, Poksor, Seto cheetu, Tshuaj zoo ntxhia