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...
- 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 brevifolia, the shortleaf lobelia, is a flowering plant species in the genus Lobelia. It is a perennial dicot in the Campanulaceae (bellflower)...
- w****, enough time for the mite to complete its life cycle. Like other lobelias, this species contains medicinally useful alkaloids. Several new compounds...
- Lobelias (Lobelia, Campanulaceae) of Alabama and adjacent states" (PDF). Phytoneuron. 2016–76: 1–60. Retrieved 2018-06-23. Missouri Plants "Lobelia puberula"...
- Lobelia gibbosa, commonly known as tall lobelia, is a small herbaceous plant in the family Campanulaceae native to Western Australia. The annual herb...
- Lobelia erinus (edging lobelia, garden lobelia or trailing lobelia) is a species of flowering plant in the bellflower family Campanulaceae, native to southern...
- Lobelia giberroa is a flowering plant of the bellfower family (Campanulaceae). It is native to the Mountains of the Moon M****if (Rwenzori Mountains) in...
- Lobelia niihauensis, commonly known as the Niihau lobelia, is a rare species of flowering plant in the bellflower family that is endemic to Hawaii. It...
- Lobelia cardinalis, the cardinal flower (syn. L. fulgens), is a species of flowering plant in the bellflower family Campanulaceae native to the Americas...