Biology:Lobelia polyphylla

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Short description: Species of plant in the genus Lobelia

Lobelia polyphylla
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Close-up of flower
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At the San Francisco Botanical Garden
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Campanulaceae
Genus: Lobelia
Species:
L. polyphylla
Binomial name
Lobelia polyphylla
Hook. & Arn.
Synonyms[1]

Lobelia polyphylla, called the tabaco del Diablo (along with Lobelia tupa), is a species of flowering plant in the family Campanulaceae, native to northern and central Chile.[1] When smoked, it has narcotic and hallucinogenic effects.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Lobelia polyphylla Hook. & Arn.". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:142338-2. 
  2. Folquitto, Daniela G.; Swiech, Juliane N.D.; Pereira, Camila B.; Bobek, Vanessa B.; Halila Possagno, Gerusa C.; Farago, Paulo V.; Miguel, Marilis D.; Duarte, Juliana L. et al. (2019). "Biological activity, phytochemistry and traditional uses of genus Lobelia (Campanulaceae): A systematic review". Fitoterapia 134: 23–38. doi:10.1016/j.fitote.2018.12.021. PMID 30664918. 

Wikidata ☰ Q5978135 entry