• Source: Giant lobelia

Giant lobelia is a common name for several plants in the genus Lobelia; many of these species are restricted to high altitude, alpine ecosystems. In East African highlands as many as 20 species were listed in 1934 (Bruce).
A selection of species names is below.

Lobelia aberdarica
Lobelia bambuseti
Lobelia bequaertii (Rwenzori Mountains, East Africa)
Lobelia deckenii
Lobelia fenniae East Africa
Lobelia giberroa
Lobelia gregoriana (syn. L. deckenii subsp. keniensis, L. keniensis)
Lobelia lanuriensis East Africa
Lobelia morogoroensis
Lobelia rhynchopetalum
Lobelia stuhlmannii
Lobelia telekii
Lobelia wollastonii
The giant lobelia span Africa, Hawaii, South America, the Himalayas, and Southeast Asia. Phylogenetic analysis strongly supports that this is a monophyletic group.




References



E. A. Bruce. “The Giant Lobelias of East Africa.” Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew), vol. 1934, no. 2, 1934, pp. 61–88. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.2307/4118226. Accessed 14 June 2024.

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Giant lobelia
• Lobelia
• Rwenzori Mountains
• Lobelia giberroa
• Asterales
• Mount Kenya
• Simien Mountains National Park
• Lobelia rhynchopetalum
• Lobelia deckenii
• Hawaiian lobelioids