Campanulaceae
Lobelia

Lobelia deckenii (Asch.) Hemsl.

First published in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 3: 466 (1877)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tanzania (Kilimanjaro). It is a monocarpic shrub or tree and grows primarily in the montane tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Tanzania

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Lammers, T.G. (2007). World checklist and bibliography of Campanulaceae: 1-675. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • E. Wimmer in A. Engler, Das Pflanzenreich IV. 276 b: 663 (1953).
  • E. Wimmer in A. Engler, Das Pflanzenreich IV. 276 c: 882 (1968).
  • E.A. Bruce in Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Kew 1934: 83, t. 5/1 (1934).
  • Engl. in Abh. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. 1891: 409 (1892).
  • Engl. in Die Pflanzenwelt Ost-Afrikas und der Nachbargebiete, Theile C: 401 (1895).
  • Hemsl. in Flora of Tropical Africa 3: 466 (1877).
  • J.P.M. Brenan, Check-lists of the Forest Trees and Shrubs of the British Empire no. 5, part II, Tanganyika Territory p. 267 (1949).
  • Johnston, Kilima-Njaro Exped.: 267 (1886).
  • Mabberley in Kew Bulletin 29: 573 (1974).
  • O. Hedberg, Afroalpine Vascular Plants pp. 191 & 333 (1957).
  • R.E. & T.C.E. Fries in Svensk Bot. Tidskr. 16: 408 (1922).
  • Wolff & Tobler in Karsten & Schenck, Veget. Bild. 12: 9, 10 (1914).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0