Biology:Lobelia aberdarica

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Lobelia aberdarica
Lobelia aberdarica 1.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Campanulaceae
Genus: Lobelia
Species:
L. aberdarica
Binomial name
Lobelia aberdarica
R.E.Fr. & T.C.E.Fr.

Lobelia aberdarica is a species of plant in the family Campanulaceae. It is restricted to the uplands of Kenya and Uganda (1860-3350m). It has been found in the forests of Cherangani hills, Kenya.[2] Its natural habitats are lower and upper montane and subalpine swamps and meadows. It has been brought into cultivation.

References

  1. Magombo, Z.L.K., Mbeiza Mutekanga, N. & Ndiritu, G.G. 2004. Lobelia aberdarica. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 August 2007.
  2. Mbuni, Yuvenalis Morara; Zhou, Yadong; Wang, Shengwei; Ngumbau, Veronicah Mutele; Musili, Paul Mutuku; Mutie, Fredrick Munyao; Njoroge, Brian; Kirika, Paul Muigai et al. (18 April 2019). "An annotated checklist of vascular plants of Cherangani hills, Western Kenya". PhytoKeys 120: 1–90. 

Wikidata ☰ Q5235521 entry