Flora of Zimbabwe: Cultivated plants
Lobelia laxiflora
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Photo: Mark Hyde
10, Sandringham Drive, Alexandra Park, Harare
Photo: Mark Hyde
10, Sandringham Drive, Alexandra Park, Harare
Photo: Mark Hyde
10, Sandringham Drive, Alexandra Park, Harare
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| Common names: | Mexican cardinal flower (English) Sierra Madre lobelia (English) |
| Description: | Branching perennial herb or subshrub to 1.5 m tall. Leaves ± sessile, lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate (narrower to almost linear in var. angustifolia); margin serrate; apex acuminate. Flowers 3-4 cm long, 2-lipped, red and yellow, borne on long axillary pedicels; lower lip notched; upper 2-partite. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | laxiflora: with lax or open inflorescences |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Mexico, just reaching the USA in Arizona |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Bailey, L.H. (1949). Manual of Cultivated Plants Revised edition. Macmillan, New York. Page 971. |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Lobelia laxifloraAfrican Plant Database: Lobelia laxiflora
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Lobelia laxiflora
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Lobelia laxiflora
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Lobelia laxiflora
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iNaturalist: Lobelia laxiflora
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Lobelia laxiflora
JSTOR Plant Science: Lobelia laxiflora
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Lobelia laxiflora
Plants of the World Online: Lobelia laxiflora
Tropicos: Lobelia laxiflora
Wikipedia: Lobelia laxiflora