Definition of Lobelias. Meaning of Lobelias. Synonyms of Lobelias

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Definition of Lobelias

Lobelia
Lobelia Lo*be"li*a (?; 106), n. [NL. So called from Lobel, botanist to King James I.] (Bot.) A genus of plants, including a great number of species. Lobelia inflata, or Indian tobacco, is an annual plant of North America, whose leaves contain a poisonous white viscid juice, of an acrid taste. It has often been used in medicine as an emetic, expectorant, etc. L. cardinalis is the cardinal flower, remarkable for the deep and vivid red color of its flowers.

Meaning of Lobelias from wikipedia

- extending into cooler temperate regions. They are known generally as lobelias. The genus Lobelia comprises a substantial number of large and small annual, perennial...
- the genus Lobelia, including Indian tobacco (Lobelia inflata), Devil's tobacco (Lobelia tupa), great lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica), Lobelia chinensis...
- ISBN 0-12-439903-7 Knox, Eric Boyd (1993). Evolution of the Giant Senecios and Giant Lobelias in Eastern Africa. University of Michigan. p. 42. (http://hdl.handle.net/2027...
- Lobelia cardinalis, the cardinal flower (syn. L. fulgens), is a species of flowering plant in the bellflower family Campanulaceae native to the Americas...
- Lobelias (Lobelia, Campanulaceae) of Alabama and adjacent states" (PDF). Phytoneuron. 2016–76: 1–60. Retrieved 2018-06-23. Missouri Plants "Lobelia puberula"...
- divided into two sections (Galeatella, the giant lobelias of montane bogs, and Revolutella, the smaller lobelias of rocky crests and interior rock walls), based...
- Lobelia inflata, also known as Indian tobacco or puke weed, is a species of Lobelia native to eastern North America, from southeastern Canada (Nova Scotia...
- Lobelia is a genus of flowering plants. Lobelia may also refer to: Lobelia, West Virginia Lobelia, a Belgian naval vessel 1066 Lobelia, a minor planet...
- w****, enough time for the mite to complete its life cycle. Like other lobelias, this species contains medicinally useful alkaloids. Several new compounds...
- Lobelia columnaris is a species of plant in the family Campanulaceae. It is the only giant Lobelia occurring in West Africa and is found in Cameroon and...