Lobelia giberroa

Lobelia giberroa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Campanulaceae
Genus: Lobelia
Species:
L. giberroa
Binomial name
Lobelia giberroa
Synonyms[1]
  • Dortmanna giberroa (Hemsl.) Kuntze
  • Tupa schimperi Hochst. ex A.Rich.
  • Lobelia giberroa var. intermedia (Hauman) Robyns
  • Lobelia giberroa var. iringensis E.Wimm.
  • Lobelia giberroa var. longibracteata Hauman
  • Lobelia giberroa var. mionandra E.Wimm.
  • Lobelia giberroa subsp. squarrosa (Baker f.) Mabb.
  • Lobelia giberroa var. ulugurensis (Engl.) Hauman
  • Lobelia giberroa var. usafuensis (Engl.) Hauman
  • Lobelia giberroa var. volkensii (Engl.) Hauman
  • Lobelia intermedia Hauman
  • Lobelia squarrosa Baker f.
  • Lobelia ulugurensis (Engl.) Engl. ex R.E.Fr. & T.C.E.Fr.
  • Lobelia usafuensis Engl.
  • Lobelia volkensii var. ulugurensis Engl.
  • Rapuntium volkensii (Engl.) Kuntze

Lobelia giberroa is a flowering plant of the bellfower family (Campanulaceae).[2][3][1][4] It is native to the Mountains of the Moon Massif (Rwenzori Mountains) in Uganda. It is the tallest of all the giant Lobelia species at up to 33 feet (ten meters). Its creme de menthe flowers form a spikelike raceme.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Lobelia giberroa Hemsl". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  2. ^ Leakey, L. S. B. (1977). The Southern Kikuyu before 1903, v. III, pp. 1324–5. London and New York: Academic Press. ISBN 0-12-439903-7
  3. ^ "Distribution pattern and habitat preference for Lobelia species (Campanulaceae) in five countries of East Africa - PMC". Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Lobelia giberroa Hemsl". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  5. ^ Graf, Alfred Byrd. Exotica. East Rutherford, N.J.: The Ruhrs Co. p. 1033.
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