Lobelia urens

Lobelia urens

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asterales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Campanulids Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Campanulaceae
Subfamilia: Lobelioideae
Genus: Lobelia
Species: Lobelia urens

Name

Lobelia urens L., Sp. Pl.: 931 (1753).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Rapuntium urens (L.) Mill., Gard. Dict. ed. 8: n.º 4 (1768).
  • Lobelia verbenifolia Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 129 (1796), nom. superfl.
  • Mecoschistum urens (L.) Dulac, Fl. Hautes-Pyrénées: 459 (1867).
  • Dortmanna urens (L.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 973 (1891).
• Heterotypic
  • Lobelia farsetia Vand., Fasc. Pl.: 19 (1771).
  • Lobelia serrulata Schott ex Brot., Fl. Lusit. 1: 304 (1804).
  • Rapuntium serrulatum (Schott ex Brot.) C.Presl, Prodr. Monogr. Lobel.: 14 (1836).
  • Lobelia urens var. serrulata (Schott ex Brot.) Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 63 (1841).
  • Lobelia urens var. brevibracteata Pérez Lara, Anales Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. 18: 36 (1889).
  • Lobelia urens var. longibracteata Pérez Lara, Anales Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. 18: 36 (1889).
  • Lobelia urens var. integra Chabert, Bull. Herb. Boissier 3: 148 (1895).
  • Lobelia urens f. angustifolia E.Wimm. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 276b: 454 (1953).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Macaronesia Azores; Madeira Regional: Northern Africa Morocco; Portugal; Spain Continental: Europe Regional: Northern Europe Belgium; France; Great Britain References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 931. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Lobelia urens in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Aug. 06. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Lobelia urens. Published online. Accessed: Aug. 06 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Lobelia urens. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 06 Aug. 2019.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Lobelia urens in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

English: Heath Lobelia
español: cardenala, escurripa, matacaballos, quemalengua
français: Lobélie brûlante

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