Lobelia brasiliensis A.O.S.Vieira & G.J.Sheph.CAMPANULACEAELocal: Park Way, APA Gama Cabea de Veado, Braslia, Brasil.Comentrio: Espcie endmica do Distrito Federal e em perigo de extino (EN).Ref.: Munhoz, C. et. al. Vereda: Guia de Campo. Rede de Sementes do Cerrado, 2011.Agradecimento: ao CNCFlora pela confirmao da identificao da espcie.
Forest Violet (Lobelia membranacea ) cultivated in a private garden in Townsville, Queensland, Australia. Photographed on 10 July 1972.Digitised from a slide. The original slide, which is of higher quality, is held.
Niihau lobelia(No known Hawaiian name)Campanulaceae (Bellflower family)Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Niihau-extinct; Kauai and northern Waianae Mts., Oahu-extant)NatureServe: ImperiledOahu (Cultivated)Habitwww.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/5762724044/in/photolist-...EtymologyThe generic epithet Lobelia is named in behalf of the Flemish botanist Mathais de L'Obel (1538-1616).The specific epithet niihauensis is named for the island of Niihau, where it was first collected, and only from the type in 1912.nativeplants.hawaii.edu/
close up image of Lobelia spicata PALE SPIKED LOBELIA at the James Woodworth Prairie Preserve - single flower in bloom showing both petals and two flower buds just prior to opening detailing the sepals
Kuhiaikamoowahie or peluCampanulaceaeEndemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Lnai, Maui, Hawaii)Oahu (Cultivated), an Oahu formEarly Hawaiians used these plants to sprinkle water on an image of the rain god to induce rain.EtymologyThe generic epithet Lobelia is named in behalf of the Flemish botanist Mathais de L'Obel (1538-1616).The specific Greek epithet, hypoleuca, whitish below, is in reference to the white tomentose undersides of the leaves of this species.nativeplants.hawaii.edu/