Lobelia rhynchopetalum

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Lobelia rhynchopetalum, the giant lobelia, is a flowering plant in the family Campanulaceae.[1][2] It is endemic to Ethiopia. Its habitat is the Afroalpine climate of the Semien Mountains and Bale Mountains National Park.[3] Recent study show that it is under a threat of climate change.[4] The plant is a pachycaulous "palmoid" plant up to 6.5 m (21 ft) height of which up to 3.5 m (11 ft) is the violet-flowered inflorescence.

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Lobelia rhynchopetalum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Campanulaceae
Genus: Lobelia
Species:
L. rhynchopetalum
Binomial name
Lobelia rhynchopetalum
Synonyms[1]
  • Dortmanna montana\(Fresen.) Kuntze Rhynchopetalum montanum
  • Fresen. Tupa montana
  • (Fresen.) Vatke Tupa rhynchopetalum
  • Hochst. ex A.Rich. Lobelia rhynchopetalum subsp. callosomarginata
  • E.Wimm.
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