Giant lobelia
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Giant lobelia is a common name for several plants in the genus Lobelia; many of these species are restricted to high altitude, alpine ecosystems. In East African highlands as many as 20 species were listed in 1934 (Bruce). A selection of species names is below.
- Lobelia aberdarica
- Lobelia bambuseti
- Lobelia bequaertii (Rwenzori Mountains, East Africa)
- Lobelia deckenii
- Lobelia fenniae East Africa
- Lobelia giberroa[1]
- Lobelia gregoriana (syn. L. deckenii subsp. keniensis, L. keniensis)
- Lobelia lanuriensis East Africa
- Lobelia morogoroensis[2]
- Lobelia rhynchopetalum
- Lobelia stuhlmannii
- Lobelia telekii
- Lobelia wollastonii
The giant lobelia span Africa, Hawaii, South America, the Himalayas, and Southeast Asia. Phylogenetic analysis strongly supports that this is a monophyletic group. [3], [4]