Taxon:  Lobelia zeylanica L.



Summary
Genus:
Lobelia
Family:
Campanulaceae
Subfamily:
Lobelioideae
Nomen number:
447719
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 2:932.  1753
Verified:
10/06/2011 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Aubréville, A. et al., eds. 1960-. Flore du Cambodge du Laos et du Viet-Nam.
  2. Backer, C. A. & R. C. Bakhuizen van den Brink, Jr. 1963-1968. Flora of Java.
  3. Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long. 1984-. Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim.
  4. Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
  5. Haridasan, V. K. & P. K. Mukerjee. 1988. Lobeliaceae. In: Botanical Survey of India, Fascicles of flora of India. 19:58-59.
  6. Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): plant threats to Pacific ecosystems (on-line resource).
  7. Lammers, T. G. 2007. World checklist and bibliography of Campanulaceae.
  8. Missouri Botanical Garden. Flora of China Checklist (on-line resource).
  9. Smith, A. C. 1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova.
  10. Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana.
  11. Trimen, H. 1974. A handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
  12. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaFujian Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangdong Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHainan Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaYunnan Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaTaiwan  Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentBangladesh  Lammers, T. G. 2007. World checklist and bibliography of Campanulaceae.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentBhutan  Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long. 1984-. Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaArunachal Pradesh Haridasan, V. K. & P. K. Mukerjee. 1988. Lobeliaceae. In: Botanical Survey of India, Fascicles of flora of India. 19:58-59.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaAssam Haridasan, V. K. & P. K. Mukerjee. 1988. Lobeliaceae. In: Botanical Survey of India, Fascicles of flora of India. 19:58-59.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaBihar Haridasan, V. K. & P. K. Mukerjee. 1988. Lobeliaceae. In: Botanical Survey of India, Fascicles of flora of India. 19:58-59.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaMadhya Pradesh Haridasan, V. K. & P. K. Mukerjee. 1988. Lobeliaceae. In: Botanical Survey of India, Fascicles of flora of India. 19:58-59.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaManipur Haridasan, V. K. & P. K. Mukerjee. 1988. Lobeliaceae. In: Botanical Survey of India, Fascicles of flora of India. 19:58-59.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaMeghalaya Haridasan, V. K. & P. K. Mukerjee. 1988. Lobeliaceae. In: Botanical Survey of India, Fascicles of flora of India. 19:58-59.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaNagaland Haridasan, V. K. & P. K. Mukerjee. 1988. Lobeliaceae. In: Botanical Survey of India, Fascicles of flora of India. 19:58-59.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaSikkim Haridasan, V. K. & P. K. Mukerjee. 1988. Lobeliaceae. In: Botanical Survey of India, Fascicles of flora of India. 19:58-59.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaWest Bengal Haridasan, V. K. & P. K. Mukerjee. 1988. Lobeliaceae. In: Botanical Survey of India, Fascicles of flora of India. 19:58-59.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentNepal  Lammers, T. G. 2007. World checklist and bibliography of Campanulaceae.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentSri Lanka  Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaLaos  Aubréville, A. et al., eds. 1960-. Flore du Cambodge du Laos et du Viet-Nam.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaMyanmar  Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaThailand  Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaVietnam  Aubréville, A. et al., eds. 1960-. Flore du Cambodge du Laos et du Viet-Nam.
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesia  Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana.
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaMalaysia  Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana.
1NativeAsia-TropicalPapuasiaPapua New Guinea  Lammers, T. G. 2007. World checklist and bibliography of Campanulaceae.
1NativeAsia-TropicalPapuasiaSolomon Islands  Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): plant threats to Pacific ecosystems (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedPacificSouthwestern PacificFiji  Lammers, T. G. 2007. World checklist and bibliography of Campanulaceae.
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China [Fujian Sheng, Guangdong Sheng, Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu, Hainan Sheng, Yunnan Sheng]
  • EASTERN ASIA: Taiwan
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India [Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya, Nagaland, West Bengal, Manipur, Sikkim], Sri Lanka, Nepal
  • PAPUASIA: Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands
  • INDO-CHINA: Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
  • MALESIA: Indonesia, Malaysia
Naturalized
Pacific
  • SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC: Fiji

Reference(s)
  1. Aubréville, A. et al., eds. 1960-. Flore du Cambodge du Laos et du Viet-Nam.
  2. Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long. 1984-. Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim.
  3. Haridasan, V. K. & P. K. Mukerjee. 1988. Lobeliaceae. In: Botanical Survey of India, Fascicles of flora of India. 19:58-59.
  4. Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): plant threats to Pacific ecosystems (on-line resource).
  5. Lammers, T. G. 2007. World checklist and bibliography of Campanulaceae.
  6. Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana.
  7. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Weed  Smith, A. C. 1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=447719. Accessed 27 October 2026.