Representative of the flora of South Africa.

It contains 8 species of evergreen and deciduous subshrubs of the family Plumbagovi. In their homeland live in dry subtropical forests in foothills and river valleys. Its strange name comes from the Latin name for lead - plumbum because it was considered that helps lead poisoning.

Is branched evergreen liana, with long, rich oblisteni branches. Bark of older branches is brownish, oblong, with white stripes. The leaves are consistent, bright green, ovate oblong prigapen peak.