Lobelia tupa L.

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Campanulaceae > Lobelia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 2m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Mature height (meter) 2.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Regions of deciduous forest and evergreen temperate rain forest, growing along roadsides, fields, streambanks, grassy slopes and forest margins; at elevations up to 400 metres, occasionally to 940 metres.
Light 6-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-10

Usage

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

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings. Seeds needs stratification.
Mode cuttings 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

Leaf

Lobelia tupa leaf picture by Aranda Sebastian (cc-by-sa)
Lobelia tupa leaf picture by Olivera Moira (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Lobelia tupa flower picture by moraga danny (cc-by-sa)
Lobelia tupa flower picture by Aileen Sepúlveda (cc-by-sa)
Lobelia tupa flower picture by Aranda Sebastian (cc-by-sa)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:143972-1
WFO ID wfo-0000815628
COL ID 3VSDY
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Lobelia mucronata f. hookeri Lobelia tupa Rapuntium mucronatum Tupa cavanillesiana Dortmanna berteroi Dortmanna bicalcarata Dortmanna mucronata Dortmanna philippiana Lobelia bicalcarata Lobelia serrata Tupa mucronata Tupa berteroi Tupa feuillei Lobelia mucronata Lobelia feuillei Rapuntium tupa Tupa montana Dortmanna tupa Lobelia bicalcarata Lobelia tupa var. berteroi Lobelia tupa var. bicalcarata Lobelia tupa var. montana Lobelia tupa var. mucronata Tupa feuillei var. berteroi Tupa feuillei var. mucronata Tupa feuillei var. macrophylla Lobelia tupa var. pavonii Tupa mucronata var. hookeri Lobelia mucronata f. ovalifolia Lobelia tupa var. tupa