Lobelia gregoriana
| Lobelia gregoriana | |
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| Rosette of leaves holding liquid, Mount Kenya | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Campanulaceae |
| Genus: | Lobelia |
| Species: | L. gregoriana
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| Binomial name | |
| Lobelia gregoriana Baker f.
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| Subspecies | |
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Lobelia gregoriana is a species of giant lobelia found in the Afro-montane region of East Africa. The type is from Mount Kenya. Subspecies sattimae is known from Sattima peak in Aberdare and elgonensis from Mount Elgon and Cherangani. It grows at an altitude of 3200–4500 m.[1] Like some other giant lobelias it produces ice-nucleating polysachharides in the central rosette that holds water and is thought to protect the plant from cold injury.[2]
The name honours John Walter Gregory whose original material included a mix of the leaves of this plant and the inflorescence of Dendrosenecio keniodendron.[3]
References
- ^ Muchuku, John K.; Gichira, Andrew W.; Zhao, Shu-Ying; Chen, Jin-Ming; Chen, Ling-Yun; Wang, Qing-Feng (2020). "Distribution pattern and habitat preference for Lobelia species (Campanulaceae) in five countries of East Africa". PhytoKeys (159): 45–60. Bibcode:2020PhytK.159...45M. doi:10.3897/phytokeys.159.54341. ISSN 1314-2011. PMC 7486314. PMID 32973388.
- ^ Knox, Eric B.; Li, Chunjiao (2017). "The East Asian origin of the giant lobelias". American Journal of Botany. 104 (6): 924–938. doi:10.3732/ajb.1700025. ISSN 0002-9122. PMID 28645921.
- ^ Cotton, A. D. (1930). "A Visit to Kilimanjaro". Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew). 1930 (3): 97–121. doi:10.2307/4120235. ISSN 0366-4457.