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Lobelia nicotianifolia Roth

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Campanulaceae > Lobelia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite herb. It grows 0.3-1.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 1.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Open localities on ridges in mossy forest, often on grassy mountain slopes and hills, at elevations from 600-2,300 metres.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal poison
Edible -
Therapeutic use Pruritus (aerial part), Tinea pedis (aerial part), Toothache (bark), Cough (flower), Anti-infective agents, local (leaf), Asthma (leaf), Bites and stings (leaf), Bronchitis (leaf), Common cold (leaf), Cough (leaf), Expectorants (leaf), Eye diseases (leaf), Flea infestations (leaf), Mumps (leaf), Parasympatholytics (leaf), Anti-poisoning (leaf), Pruritus (leaf), Skin diseases (leaf), Snake bites (leaf), Hydrocele (leaf), Tinea pedis (leaf), Tonsillitis (leaf), Toothache (leaf), Wounds and injuries (leaf), Abdominal pain (root), Bites and stings (root), Eye diseases (root), Fever (root), Headache (root), Mumps (root), Scorpion stings (root), Snake bites (root), Tonsillitis (root), Toothache (root), Wounds and injuries (root), Anti-poisoning (seed), Expectorants (stem), Anti-infective agents, local (unspecified), Asthma (unspecified), Bronchitis (unspecified), Furunculosis (unspecified), Scorpion stings (unspecified), Snake bites (unspecified), Vomiting (unspecified), Warts (unspecified), Abortifacient agents (whole plant), Central nervous system diseases (whole plant excluding root)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs stratification.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 15 - 20
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 23
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Lobelia nicotianifolia unspecified picture

Distribution

Lobelia nicotianifolia world distribution map, present in Bangladesh, China, Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60470510-2
WFO ID wfo-0000815712
COL ID 3VS2B
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Lobelia courtallensis Lobelia colorata Lobelia beddomeana Lobelia doniana Lobelia nicotianifolia Rapuntium nicotianifolium Lobelia mishmica Lobelia leucanthera Lobelia trichandra Rapuntium coloratum Dortmanna colorata Dortmanna nicotianifolia Lobelia palustris Dortmanna mishmica Lobelia stimulans Lobelia colorata subsp. guizhouensis Lobelia colorata var. baculus Lobelia colorata var. dsolinhoensis Lobelia seguinii var. doniana Lobelia nicotianifolia var. trichandra Lobelia nicotianifolia var. bibarbata Lobelia nicotianifolia var. brevipedicellata Lobelia pyramidalis var. wallichiana Lobelia seguinii var. arakana
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