Plumbago europaea
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Plumbago europaea, also known as the common leadwort, is a plant species in the genus Plumbago
found in the Mediterranean Basin
and Central Asia
.
P. europaea produces the flavonol europetin
.
Plumbago
Plumbago is a genus of 10-20 species of flowering plants in the family Plumbaginaceae, native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the world. Common names include plumbago and leadwort...
found in the Mediterranean Basin
Mediterranean Basin
In biogeography, the Mediterranean Basin refers to the lands around the Mediterranean Sea that have a Mediterranean climate, with mild, rainy winters and hot, dry summers, which supports characteristic Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub vegetation...
and Central Asia
Central Asia
Central Asia is a core region of the Asian continent from the Caspian Sea in the west, China in the east, Afghanistan in the south, and Russia in the north...
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P. europaea produces the flavonol europetin
Europetin
Europetin is an O-methylated flavonol. It can be found in Plumbago europaea....
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