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Lobelia L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 929 (1753)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000022035.

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Synonyms of Lobelia

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Calcaratolobelia Wilbur Sida 17(3): 561–562. 1997. wfo-4000005983
Dortmanna Hill Brit. Herb. 126. 1756. wfo-4000012453
Galeatella O.Deg. & I.Deg. Fl. Hawaii. 339. 1962. wfo-4000015211
Laurentia P.Micheli ex Adans. Fam. Pl. 2: 134 (1763) wfo-4000020749
Mecoschistum Dulac Fl. Hautes-Pyrénées 459. 1867. wfo-4000023423
Neowimmeria O.Deg. & I.Deg. Phytologia 12: 73. 1965. wfo-4000025892
Piddingtonia A.DC. Prodr. 7(2): 341. 1839. (Dec 1839) wfo-4000029644
Rapuntium Mill. Gard. Dict. Abr. ed. 4 : s.p. (1754) wfo-4000032579
Trimeris C.Presl Prodr. Monogr. Lobel. 46. wfo-4000039207
Tupa G.Don Gen. Hist. 3: 700 (1834) wfo-4000039582
Cardinalis Fabr. Enum. : 122 (1759) wfo-4000045120
Euhaynaldia Borbás Földmiv. Érdek. 8: 331 (1880) wfo-4000046362

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Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Lobelia:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lobelia alanae M.A.Pérez-Pérez & T.J.Ayers Phytotaxa 568(1): 2. 2022 wfo-1000040968
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lobelia alata var. alata – – wfo-0001392029
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lobelia alpina Vell. Fl. Flumin. 8: t. 154 (1829) wfo-0000813956
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lobelia appendiculata var. appendiculata – – wfo-0001393806
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lobelia arunachalensis D.Borah, Tangjang & A.P.Das Pleione 12(1): 95, fig. 1 (map), t. 1. 2018 wfo-1000005205
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lobelia aspleniifolia hort. ex A.DC. Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 7(2): 387, 412. 1839 [late Dec 1839] wfo-0001350970
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lobelia azurea Bosse Vollst. Handb. Bl.-gärtn. ed. 2, 4: 408 (1849) wfo-1000037443
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lobelia batsonii Pittman & Sorrie Phytoneuron 2020-79: 1. 2020 wfo-1000023492
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lobelia bellidifolia L.f. Suppl. Pl. 396 (1782) wfo-1000079952
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lobelia bicolor var. albida Van Houtte ex T.Moore Proc. Roy. Hort. Soc. London 1: 316. 1860 wfo-1200017969
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lobelia bidentata Donn Hort. Cantabrig., ed. 4. 41. 1807 wfo-0001350971
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lobelia brandtii hort. ex A.DC. Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 7(2): 393. 1839 [late Dec 1839] wfo-0001350972
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lobelia brookeana (F.Muell.) Kuntze Revisio Generum Plantarum 2 1891 wfo-0001349460
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lobelia burmanniana (C.Presl) D.Dietr. Syn. Pl. 1: 728 (1839) wfo-0000814304
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lobelia capixaba Rollim & Trovó Phytotaxa 668(3): 288 2024 wfo-1000076061
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lobelia cavaleriei H.Lév. Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 9: 455 (1911) wfo-0000814534
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lobelia cheiranthus L. Sp. Pl. : 933 (1753) wfo-0000814527
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lobelia chinensis var. chinensis – – — wfo-1200027140
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lobelia chinensis var. pilosa Kitam. – — wfo-1200027141
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lobelia ciliata A.Spreng. ex C.Presl Prodr. Monogr. Lobel. : 52 (1836) wfo-0000814518
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lobelia cladlomesa Raf. New Fl. 2: 17 (1837) wfo-0000814512
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lobelia claviflora Albr. & R.W.Jobson Telopea 0.959722222. 2018 wfo-1000005206
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lobelia clintonia F.Dietr. Neu. Nachtr. Vollst. Lex. Gärtn. 5: 270 (1836) wfo-1000037532
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lobelia colorata subsp. colorata – – — wfo-0001219700
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lobelia conglomerata Sieber ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2. 2: 59. 1841 wfo-0001350973
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lobelia cretica Herb.Juss. ex A.DC. Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 7(2): 410. 1839 [late Dec 1839] wfo-0001350974
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lobelia densa Booth ex Bosse Vollst. Handb. Bl.-gärtn. ed. 2, 2: 433 (1841) wfo-1000037480
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lobelia digitalifolia var. digitalifolia – – wfo-0001393807
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lobelia diversifolia Roem. & Schult. Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 5: 68 (1819) wfo-0000815548
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lobelia dortmanna var. decolor H.Lindb. Exsicc. (Pl. Finland.) 9-20: 149. 1916 wfo-1200018209
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lobelia dresdensis hort. ex Bull. Ort. Bot. Napoli xiv. Del. Spor.-Sem.-Fruct. p. VII. (1937), nomen. wfo-0001350975
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lobelia drummondii Paxton Paxton's Mag. Bot. 5: 238. 1838 wfo-1000038211
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lobelia dunnii var. dunnii – – wfo-0001393808
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lobelia edulis C.Presl Prodr. Monogr. Lobel. 48. 1836 [Jul-Aug 1836] wfo-0001350977
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lobelia ellobum Koord. Blumea 6:394. (1950) — wfo-1000039251
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lobelia ensiformis Vell. Fl. Flumin. 8: t. 155 (1829) wfo-0000815571
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lobelia erinus var. atrorosea J.Carter ex J.Dix Proc. Roy. Hort. Soc. London 1: 692. 1861 wfo-1200018235
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lobelia euphrasioides Steud. Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2. 2: 60. 1841 wfo-0001350978
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lobelia eurostos Voigt Hort. Suburb. Calcutt. : 367 (1845) wfo-0000815496
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lobelia exigua Pers. Syn. Pl. [Persoon] 2(1): 212. 1806 [Nov 1806] wfo-0001350979
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lobelia fenshamii N.G.Walsh & Albr. Austrobaileya 10(4): 584. 2020 wfo-1000023493
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lobelia fistulosa Raf. New Fl. 2: 18 (1837) wfo-0000815525
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lobelia floribunda Bonpl. ex A.DC. Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 7(2): 383. 1839 [late Dec 1839] wfo-0001350980
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lobelia fontana Albr. & N.G.Walsh Austrobaileya 10(4): 588. 2020 wfo-1000023494
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lobelia fruticosa L.f. Suppl. Pl. 395. 1782 [1781 publ. Apr 1782] wfo-0001350981
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lobelia gibbosa f. gibbosa – – wfo-0001327181
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lobelia gibbosa var. gibbosa – – wfo-0001394099
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lobelia glabrifolia E.Mey. ex C.Presl Prodr. Monogr. Lobel. 12. 1836 [Jul-Aug 1836] wfo-0001350982
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lobelia gordonii T.Moore Proc. Roy. Hort. Soc. London 4: 195 (1864) wfo-1000037500
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lobelia gracilis var. gracilis – – wfo-0001394117
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lobelia grandis F.C.Schmidt Allg. Gartenzeitung 15: 34 (1847) wfo-1200112569
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lobelia gruina var. gruina – – wfo-0001393810
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lobelia gutierrezii Planch. & Oerst. – — wfo-0001290109
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lobelia hance Hance J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 13: 109–110 1873 — wfo-0001290339
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lobelia heterophylla var. heterophylla – – wfo-0001394127
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lobelia hybrida Gerst. Gartenbeobachter 1: 158 1837 wfo-1200109424
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lobelia hybrida Voss Vilm. Blumengärtn., ed. 3. 1: 576, in obs. (1894) wfo-0000815198
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lobelia hybrida hort. ex Rob. Garden (London, 1871-1927) 26(no. 668): 203, column 2, fig. 1884 [6 Sep 1884] wfo-1000036453
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lobelia integrifolia Hort.Nois. ex C.Presl Prodr. Monogr. Lobel. 50, nomen. 1836 [Jul-Aug 1836] wfo-0001350983
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lobelia laciniata C.Presl Prodr. Monogr. Lobel. : 40 (1836) wfo-0000815384
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lobelia limburgensis De Jonghe Rev. Hort. (Paris) sér. 2, 4: 39 (1845) wfo-0000821556
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lobelia longepedunculata var. longepedunculata – – wfo-0001394143
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lobelia macrocarpa var. macrocarpa – – wfo-0001394156
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lobelia microphylla Raf. Atlantic J. 1: 147 (1832) wfo-0000815039
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lobelia minima Sims Bot. Mag. 46: t. 2077 (1819) wfo-0000815043
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lobelia minuta var. minima (Sims) Heynh. Nom. Bot. Hort. 471. 1840 wfo-0000822025
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lobelia monadelpha Larrañaga Escritos D. A. Larrañaga 1: 16 (1922) wfo-0000814991
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lobelia mucronata var. berterii (A.DC.) E.Wimm. Pflanzenr. (Engler) IV, 276b (Heft 107): 614. 1953 wfo-0001393813
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lobelia mucronata var. berteroi (A.DC.) E.Wimm. – wfo-0001392684
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lobelia multicaule (C.Presl) Steud. Nomencl. Bot. , ed. 2, 2: 61 (1841) wfo-0000814964
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lobelia multiflora Knowles & Westc. Fl. Cab. 3: 126 (1840) wfo-0000815728
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lobelia oederia L. ex B.D.Jacks. Index Linn. Herb. 98 (1912), nomen. wfo-0001350984
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lobelia pachytricha Albr. & N.G.Walsh Muelleria 40: 40. 2022 wfo-1000039999
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lobelia parviflora Mutis Diario 2: 403 (1958) wfo-0000815027
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lobelia paxtoniana T.Moore Proc. Roy. Hort. Soc. London 4: 195 (1864) wfo-1000037447
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lobelia pinnata Lam. Encycl. 3: 591 (1792) wfo-0000815237
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lobelia plumieri Burm.f. Fl. Indica : 186 (1768) wfo-0000496595
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lobelia pubescens var. jacquiniana Sond. Fl. Cap. 3: 547. 1865 wfo-1200018179
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lobelia racemosa Vest ex Roem. & Schult. Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 5: 58 (1819) wfo-0000814996
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lobelia ramosa f. ramosa – – wfo-0001327212
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lobelia refulgens F.C.Schmidt Allg. Gartenzeitung 15: 34 (1847) wfo-1000080857
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lobelia richardsonii hort. ex Bull. Jard. Bot. Brux. xiii. Fasc. suppl. 1, p. 9 (1934), nomen. wfo-0001350987
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lobelia rididula Kunth – — wfo-0001290110
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lobelia robusta var. robusta – – wfo-0001393816
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lobelia roxburghiana (A.DC.) Heynh. Nom. Bot. Hort. 471 (1840) wfo-1000037523
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lobelia rubicola McVaugh – — wfo-0001290111
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lobelia rzedowskii Art.Castro & I.Gut. Phytotaxa 338(1): 39. 2018 wfo-1000005207
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lobelia salteri Bosse Vollst. Handb. Bl.-gärtn. ed. 2, 4: 413 (1849) wfo-1000037488
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lobelia salteri F.C.Schmidt Allg. Gartenzeitung 15: 34 (1847) wfo-1200112568
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lobelia saturnini Art.Castro & I.Gut. Phytotaxa 338(1): 43 (2018) wfo-1000005208
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lobelia scapigera var. scapigera – – wfo-0001394236
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lobelia scoparia Buching. ex Krauss Flora 27(2): 820. 1844 wfo-0001350988
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lobelia secunda Schrank Pl. Rar. Hort. Monac. t. 31 wfo-1200107607
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lobelia sericea var. typica Kuntze Revisio Generum Plantarum 2 1891 wfo-0001394242
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lobelia serpyllacea var. odorata (Graham) Heynh. Nom. Bot. Hort. 473. 1840 wfo-1200018214
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lobelia simonii F.C.Schmidt Allg. Gartenzeitung 15: 34 (1847) wfo-1000080856
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lobelia speciosa var. alba T.Moore Proc. Roy. Hort. Soc. London 4: 195. 1864 wfo-1200018032
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lobelia sphaerocarpa Juss. ex A.DC. Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 7(2): 345, 391. 1839 [late Dec 1839] wfo-0001350989
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lobelia stellata Bosse Vollst. Handb. Bl.-gärtn. ed. 2, 2: 432 (1841) wfo-1000037430
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lobelia taccada Gaertn. Fruct. Sem. Pl. 1: 119 (1788) wfo-0000815658