Campanulaceae
Lobelia

Lobelia pyramidalis Wall.

First published in Asiat. Res. 13: 376 (1820)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Himalaya to S. China and Indo-China. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

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.
  • Rajbhandari, K.R., Rai, S.K. & Chhetri, R. (2024). A Handbook of the Flowering Plants of Nepal 5: 1-432. Department of Plant Resources, Thapathali, Kathmandu, Nepal.
  • Santisuk, T. & Balslev, H. (eds.) (2014). Flora of Thailand 11(4): 499-666. The Forest Herbarium, National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok.
  • Wu, Z., Raven, P.H. & Hong, D. (eds.) (2011). Flora of China 19: 1-884. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Singh, R.K. & Diwakar, P.G. (2010). The genus Lobelia L. (Lobeliaceae) in India. Indian Journal of Forestry 33: 625-634. [Cited as Lobelia nicotianifolia.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Rajbhandari, K.R., Rai, S.K. & Chhetri, R. (2024). A Handbook of the Flowering Plants of Nepal 5: 1-432. Department of Plant Resources, Thapathali, Kathmandu, Nepal.
  • Santisuk, T. & Balslev, H. (eds.) (2014). Flora of Thailand 11(4): 499-666. The Forest Herbarium, National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 1, 2009 Stearn, W.T. [s.n.] India K001766602 Yes
Jun 1, 2009 Schilling, A.D. [754] Nepal K001766604 Yes
Jun 1, 2009 Keenan, J.; Tun Aung, U.; Tha Hla, U. [3115] Burma K001766599 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 1302] Nepal K000639036 Unknown Type Material Yes
Anderson, D. J. China K001666865 Yes
Henry [1085] China K001666864 Yes
Swinhoe, R. China K001666863 Yes
Bullock, J. L. [51] China K001766666 Yes
Skeane, S. China K001766665 Yes
Treutler [6] India K001766603 Yes
Parry, N. E. [539] India K001766601 Yes
Henry [145] China K001766664 Yes
Tsiang, Y. [7355] China K001766667 Yes
Wallich [1302] India K001766703 Yes
Garrett, H. B. G. [585] Thailand K001766724 Yes
Løjtnant, B.; Niyomdham, C. [168] Thailand K001766725 Yes
Hansen, B.; Smitinand, T. [12663] Thailand K001766726 Yes
Garrett, H. B. G. [627] Thailand K001766749 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 1302] Nepal K000639037 Unknown Type Material Yes
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 1303] Bangladesh K000639039 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • 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 2025. 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 2025. 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