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Lobelia erinus

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Ethnobotanical Use
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Internal ID UUID64402ad433328036193715
Scientific name Lobelia erinus
Authority L.
First published in Sp. Pl. : 932 (1753)

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Lobelia altimontis E.Wimm. Kew Bull. 7: 138 (1952)
Lobelia algoensis A.DC. Prodr. 7: 369 (1839)
Lobelia acutangula A.DC. Prodr. 7: 369 (1839)
Lobelia candida hort. ex Link Enum. Hort. Berol. Alt. 1: 219 (1821)
Lobelia chilawana Schinz Mém. Herb. Boissier 10: 70 (1900)
Lobelia bicolor Sims Bot. Mag. 15: t. 514 (1801)
Lobelia wildii E.Wimm. Kew Bull. 7: 141 (1952)
Lobelia bracteolata A.DC. Prodr. 7: 371 (1839)
Lobelia bellidifolia L. ex B.D.Jacks. Index. Linn. Herb. 98 (1912).
Lobelia benguellensis Hiern Cat. Afr. Pl. (Hiern) 1(3): 626. 1898
Laurentia erinoides G.Nicholson Ill. Dict. Gard. 2: 238 (1885)
Lobelia schrankii Sweet Hort. Brit. , ed. 2: 323 (1830)
Lobelia senegalensis A.DC. Prodr. 7: 372 (1839)
Lobelia raridentata E.Wimm. Pflanzenr. , IV, 276b: 518 (1953)
Lobelia melsetteria E.Wimm. Pflanzenr. , IV, 276c: 866 (1968)
Lobelia montaguensis E.Wimm. Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 56: 357 (1948)
Lobelia polyodon E.Wimm. Kew Bull. 7: 140 (1952)
Lobelia lavendulacea Klotzsch Naturw. Reise Mossambique 6(1): 302 (1861)
Lobelia jugosa S.Moore J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 40: 125 (1911)
Lobelia kohautiana Vatke Linnaea 38: 719 (1874)
Lobelia keilhackii E.Wimm. Pflanzenr. , IV, 276b: 543 (1953)
Lobelia erinoides L. Sp. Pl. : 932 (1753)
Lobelia lydenburgensis E.Wimm. Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 56: 342 (1948)
Lobelia dortmanni Hort.Dammann Wiener Ill. Gart.-Zeitung 19: 459 (1894)
Lobelia erinifolia Salisb. Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton : 129 (1796)
Lobelia rosulata S.Moore J. Bot. 41: 402 (1903)
Lobelia turgida E.Wimm. Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 38: 82 (1935)
Lobelia transvaalensis Schltr. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 57: 622 (1922)
Lobelia trierarchi R.D.Good J. Bot. 62: 139 (1924)
Lobelia nuda Hemsl. Fl. Trop. Afr. 3: 469 (1877)
Lobelia natalensis A.DC. Prodr. 7: 369 (1839)
Lobelia oranjensis E.Wimm. Pflanzenr. , IV, 276c: 864 (1968)
Lobelia nuzana E.Wimm. Pflanzenr. , IV, 276b: 780 (1953)
Monopsis conspicua Salisb. Trans. Hort. Soc. London 2: 37 (1817)
Rapuntium erinus Mill. Gard. Dict. ed. 8 : n.º 8 (1768)
Rapuntium erinoides Mill. Gard. Dict. ed. 8 : n.º 9 (1768)
Rapuntium acutangulum C.Presl Prodr. Monogr. Lobel. : 16 (1836)
Rapuntium bellidifolium C.Presl Prodr. Monogr. Lobel. : 15 (1836)
Rapuntium bicolor C.Presl Prodr. Monogr. Lobel. : 17 (1836)
Rapuntium procumbens C.Presl Prodr. Monogr. Lobel. : 17 (1836)
Rapuntium kohautianum C.Presl Prodr. Monogr. Lobel. : 15 (1836)
Rapuntium krebsianum C.Presl Prodr. Monogr. Lobel. : 15 (1836)
Lobelia erinus var. gracilis L.H.Bailey Cycl. Amer. Hort. : 935 (1900)
Monopsis debilis var. conspicua Sond. Fl. Cap. 3: 534 1865
Monopsis simplex var. conspicua (Sond.) E.Wimm. Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 56: 370 1948
Lobelia erinus var. bellidifolia (L.f.) Sond. Fl. Cap. 3: 544. 1865
Dortmanna erinus var. bellidifolia (L.f.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(2): 187. 1898
Lobelia erinus f. bicolor (Sims) Zahlbr. Ann. K. K. Naturhist. Hofmus. 18: 405 1903
Lobelia erinus var. schrankii (Sweet) E.Wimm. Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 56: 351. 1948
Lobelia procumbens hort. ex A.DC. Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 7(2): 387. 1839 [late Dec 1839]
Lobelia filiformis var. natalensis (A.DC.) E.Wimm. Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 56: 354. 1948
Lobelia erinus var. bracteolata (A.DC.) E.Wimm. Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 56: 350. 1948
Lobelia erinus var. grandiflora Paxton Paxton's Mag. Bot. 10: 75. 1843
Lobelia natalensis var. subulifolia Sond. Fl. Cap. 3: 545. 1865
Lobelia pubescens var. simplex Kuntze Jahrb. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 4: 267. 1886
Dortmanna debilis var. natalensis Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(2): 187. 1898
Lobelia nuda var. rosulata (S.Moore) E.Wimm. Kew Bull. 7: 138. 1952
Lobelia senegalensis var. turgida (E.Wimm.) E.Wimm. Pflanzenr. IV, 276b: 552. 1953
Lobelia rosulata f. hirtella E.Wimm. Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 15: 634 1941
Lobelia turgida var. peteri E.Wimm. Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 15: 634. 1941
Lobelia nuda f. hirtella E.Wimm. Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 56: 343 1948
Lobelia erinus f. elata E.Wimm. Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 56: 350 1948
Lobelia erinus var. subvillosa E.Wimm. Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 56: 350. 1948
Lobelia filiformis f. albiflora E.Wimm. Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 56: 355 1948
Lobelia filiformis f. multipilis E.Wimm. Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 56: 355 1948
Lobelia filiformis f. muzandazora E.Wimm. Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 56: 355 1948
Lobelia wildii var. arcana E.Wimm. Kew Bull. 7: 141. 1952
Dortmanna erinodes Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 972 (1891)
Dortmanna erinus Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 972 (1891)
Dortmanna flexuosa Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 972 (1891)
Dortmanna lavendulacea Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 972 (1891)
Dortmanna senegalensis Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 973 (1891)
Enchysia erinoides C.Presl Prodr. Monogr. Lobel. : 40 (1836)
Grammatotheca erinoides Sond. Fl. Cap. 3: 532 (1865)
Lobelia erinoides Thunb. Prodr. Pl. Cap. 1: 40. 1794
Lobelia bellidifolia Thunb. Prodr. Pl. Cap. 1: 40. 1794
Lobelia senegalensis var. senegalensis E.Wimm.
Lobelia parvifolia Raf. New Fl. 2: 18 (1837)
Lobelia erinus var. grandiflora J.Paxton

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Language Common/alternative name
English edging lobelia
English garden lobelia
English trailing lobelia
Spanish lobelia erinoides
Afrikaans wilde lobelia
Arabic لوبيلية ايرينية
Azerbaijani erinus firəngotu
Belarusian lobelia senegalensis
Czech lobelka modrá
Czech lobelka drobná
Welsh bidoglys yr ardd
German männertreu
Estonian sinilobeelia
Persian لبلیا ارینوس
Finnish sinilobelia
French lobélie érine
Upper Sorbian módra lubolinka
Upper Sorbian módra lobelija
Indonesian sigarang susur
Japanese ロベリア
Japanese ロベリア属
Japanese ルリチョウソウ
Japanese ルリチョウチョウ
Japanese ルリミゾカクシ
Korean 로벨리아 에리너스
Norwegian Bokmål hagelobelia
Russian Лобелия эринус
Russian Лобелия синяя
Russian Лобелия сенегальская
Russian Лобелия садовая
Russian Лобелия ежевидная
Russian Лобелия длинночерешковая
Russian Лобелия бордюрная
Russian lobelia senegalensis
Slovak lobelka drobná
Swedish kaplobelia
Chinese 山梗菜
Chinese 南非山梗菜
Chinese 六倍利

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  • Africa
    • East Tropical Africa
      • Tanzania
    • Macaronesia
      • Azores
      • Canary Islands
      • Madeira
    • Northeast Tropical Africa
      • Chad
      • Ethiopia
      • Somalia
      • Sudan
    • Northern Africa
      • Morocco
    • South Tropical Africa
      • Angola
      • Malawi
      • Mozambique
      • Zambia
      • Zimbabwe
    • Southern Africa
      • Botswana
      • Cape Provinces
      • Caprivi Strip
      • Free State
      • Kwazulu-Natal
      • Lesotho
      • Namibia
      • Northern Provinces
      • Swaziland
    • West Tropical Africa
      • Niger
      • Senegal
    • West-central Tropical Africa
      • Zaïre
  • Australasia
    • Australia
      • New South Wales
      • South Australia
      • Tasmania
      • Victoria
  • Europe
    • Eastern Europe
      • South European Russia
    • Middle Europe
      • Austria
    • Northern Europe
      • Great Britain
    • Southeastern Europe
      • Italy

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000815543
UNII K82E711D2W
USDA Plants LOER
Tropicos 5501668
INPN 106429
Flora of Italy 10457
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:143240-1
The Plant List kew-353498
Missouri Botanical Garden 278852
Open Tree Of Life 853593
Observations.org 16705
NCBI Taxonomy 16430
NBN Atlas NBNSYS0000004761
Nature Serve 2.160513
IPNI 143240-1
iNaturalist 77797
GBIF 5408087
Freebase /m/02pwmfv
EPPO LOBER
EOL 488214
Elurikkus 5518
Calflora (Californian flora) 8515
USDA GRIN 22459
Wikipedia Lobelia_erinus
Plantarium 23090

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Scientific Literature Top

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Integrative analysis of transcriptome and target metabolites uncovering flavonoid biosynthesis regulation of changing petal colors in Nymphaea ‘Feitian 2’ Zhou X, Wang X, Wei H, Zhang H, Wu Q, Wang L BMC Plant Biol 07-May-2024
PMCID:PMC11075258
doi:10.1186/s12870-024-05078-5
PMID:38714932
New Alien Plant Taxa for Italy and Europe: An Update Musarella CM, Laface VL, Angiolini C, Bacchetta G, Bajona E, Banfi E, Barone G, Biscotti N, Bonsanto D, Calvia G, Cambria S, Capuano A, Caruso G, Crisafulli A, Del Guacchio E, Di Gristina E, Domina G, Fanfarillo E, Fascetti S, Fiaschi T, Galasso G, Mascia F, Mazzacuva G, Mei G, Minissale P, Motti R, Perrino EV, Picone RM, Pinzani L, Podda L, Potenza G, Rosati L, Stinca A, Tavilla G, Villano C, Wagensommer RP, Spampinato G Plants (Basel) 24-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC10934091
doi:10.3390/plants13050620
PMID:38475466
Biochemical and in silico characterization of glycosyltransferases from red sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.) reveals their broad specificity toward phenolic substrates Clayton-Cuch D, Yu L, McDougal D, Burbidge CA, Bruning JB, Bradley D, Böttcher C, Bulone V Food Chem (Oxf) 31-Dec-2023
PMCID:PMC10825616
doi:10.1016/j.fochms.2023.100193
PMID:38292011
Touch, feel, heal. The use of hospital green spaces and landscape as sensory-therapeutic gardens: a case study in a university clinic Dinu Roman Szabo M, Dumitras A, Mircea DM, Doroftei D, Sestras P, Boscaiu M, Brzuszek RF, Sestras AF Front Psychol 24-Nov-2023
PMCID:PMC10705765
doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1201030
PMID:38078228
Association Analysis of Transcriptome and Targeted Metabolites Identifies Key Genes Involved in Iris germanica Anthocyanin Biosynthesis Zhao X, Wu Y, Zhang X, Tian F, Yu F, Li X, Huang D Int J Mol Sci 17-Nov-2023
PMCID:PMC10671556
doi:10.3390/ijms242216462
PMID:38003651
Exploring the Use of Indigenous Wild Vegetables by the Basotho People of Southern Africa: A Comprehensive Review of the Literature and Nutritional Analysis of Selected Species Tshikororo RR, Ajao AA, Moteetee AN Foods 20-Jul-2023
PMCID:PMC10378859
doi:10.3390/foods12142763
PMID:37509855
Resonance Raman and Visible Micro-Spectroscopy for the In-Vivo and In-Vitro Characterization of Anthocyanin-Based Pigments in Blue and Violet Flowers: A Comparison with HPLC-ESI- MS Analysis of the Extracts Bruni S, Longoni M, Minzoni C, Basili M, Zocca I, Pieraccini S, Sironi M Molecules 10-Feb-2023
PMCID:PMC9959989
doi:10.3390/molecules28041709
PMID:36838697
Genome-wide analysis of UDP-glycosyltransferase gene family and identification of members involved in flavonoid glucosylation in Chinese bayberry (Morella rubra) Ren C, Cao Y, Xing M, Guo Y, Li J, Xue L, Sun C, Xu C, Chen K, Li X Front Plant Sci 26-Sep-2022
PMCID:PMC9549340
doi:10.3389/fpls.2022.998985
PMID:36226286
Characterization of Codonopsis pilosula subsp. tangshen plastome and comparative analysis of Codonopsis species Yue J, Ni Y, Jiang M, Chen H, Chen P, Liu C PLoS One 01-Aug-2022
PMCID:PMC9342729
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0271813
PMID:35913971
Identification of UDP-rhamnosyltransferases and UDP-galactosyltransferase involved in flavonol glycosylation in Morella rubra Ren C, Guo Y, Xie L, Zhao Z, Xing M, Cao Y, Liu Y, Lin J, Grierson D, Zhang B, Xu C, Chen K, Li X Hortic Res 20-Jun-2022
PMCID:PMC9437722
doi:10.1093/hr/uhac138
PMID:36072838
Mechanisms of Salt Tolerance and Molecular Breeding of Salt-Tolerant Ornamental Plants Guo J, Shan C, Zhang Y, Wang X, Tian H, Han G, Zhang Y, Wang B Front Plant Sci 27-Apr-2022
PMCID:PMC9093713
doi:10.3389/fpls.2022.854116
PMID:35574092
Duplication and expression patterns of CYCLOIDEA-like genes in Campanulaceae Tong J, Knox EB, Morden CW, Cellinese N, Mossolem F, Zubair AS, Howarth DG EvoDevo 06-Feb-2022
PMCID:PMC8819851
doi:10.1186/s13227-021-00189-8
PMID:35125117
Flowering Mechanisms and Environmental Stimuli for Flower Transition: Bases for Production Scheduling in Greenhouse Floriculture Proietti S, Scariot V, De Pascale S, Paradiso R Plants (Basel) 05-Feb-2022
PMCID:PMC8839403
doi:10.3390/plants11030432
PMID:35161415
Biosynthesis and Transport of Nucleotide Sugars for Plant Hemicellulose Zhang W, Qin W, Li H, Wu AM Front Plant Sci 12-Nov-2021
PMCID:PMC8636097
doi:10.3389/fpls.2021.723128
PMID:34868108
Anthocyanin Biosynthesis Genes as Model Genes for Genome Editing in Plants Khusnutdinov E, Sukhareva A, Panfilova M, Mikhaylova E Int J Mol Sci 15-Aug-2021
PMCID:PMC8395717
doi:10.3390/ijms22168752
PMID:34445458

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