Lobelia neglecta Roem. & Schult.

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Campanulaceae > Lobelia

Characteristics

Caulis suffruticosus, erectus, teres, e foliis decurrentibus anguste lineatus, sparse hirsutus, ramosus, circiter 30 cm altus. Folia sessilia, ovata vel ovalia usque oblonga, 5-20 mm longa et 2-8 mm lata, apice rotundata vel emarginata-nervo inter emarginaturam parum prominente-basi rotundata et interdum subpetiolata, margine revoluto integra, parum sinuata vel obtusi-pauci-dentata, saepe in vel supra medium uno lobo brevi munita, supra glabrescentia, subtus in nervo medio et ad marginem pilosa, subcoriacea. Pedunculi et flores singulares tarn axillares, quam terminales. Pedunculi aphylli, glabrati, 3-7 cm longi, 1-4-flori. Pedicelli capillacei, adpresse hirsuti cum calyce, saepe 1-3 bracteolis in vel supra medium ornati. Hypanthium breviter hemisphaericum laciniis subulatis 3-4 mm longis. Corolla violacea, tubo albicante, imprimis versus apicem adpresse pilosa, 12-15 mm longa; lobi superiores lineares, erecti, reclinati; labium inferius tripartitum, basi 2 plicis lutescentibus, lobi obovati. Capsula subglobosa, cr. 4 mm diam. Semina trigona, nigro-fusca, 1 mm longa.
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Subshrub, 0.15-0.50 m high with erect, round, branched, sparsely hirsute stems, marked with narrow lines from decurrent leaves. Leaves ovate to oval to oblong, 5-15 x 2-8 mm, margins revolute, entire, slightly sinuate or obtusely few-toothed, subcoriaceous; sessile or with very short petioles. Flowers in (1-)few-flowered pedunculate racemes, sometimes axillary, sometimes terminal. Calyx: tube shortly hemispherical; lobes subulate, 3-4 mm long. Corolla violet; tube becoming whitish, appressed-pilose mainly towards apex, 12-15 mm long; upper lobes linear, erect, reclinate; lower lip tripartite, at base with 2 yellowish pleats and obovate lobes. Flowering time all year.
Trailing shrublet to 50 cm. Leaves ovate-elliptic, entire or with 1-3 rounded teeth halfway along each margin. Flowers blue.
Life form annual
Growth form
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
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Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.15 - 0.5
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Environment

Light -
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 7-8
Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 15 - 20
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 23
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Distribution

Lobelia neglecta world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:143588-1
WFO ID wfo-0000815719
COL ID 3VS25
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Lobelia longipes Lobelia neglecta Rapuntium pedunculare Rapuntium pedunculare var. angustifolium Rapuntium pedunculare var. brevifolium Rapuntium pedunculare var. latifolium