Lobelia rhynchopetalum
Species of flowering plant
| Lobelia rhynchopetalum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Campanulaceae |
| Genus: | Lobelia |
| Species: | L. rhynchopetalum |
| Binomial name | |
| Lobelia rhynchopetalum Hemsl. | |
Lobelia rhynchopetalum, the giant lobelia, is a plant endemic to Ethiopia. Its habitat is the Afroalpine climate of the Semien Mountains and Bale Mountains National Park.[1] Recent study show that it is under a threat of climate change.[2]
References
- ^ Geleta, Mulatu; Thomas (2012). "Population genetic analysis of Lobelia rhynchopetalum Hemsl. (Campanulaceae) using DNA sequences from ITS and eight chloroplast DNA regions". The Scientific World Journal. 2012: 276451. doi:10.1100/2012/276451. PMC 3259487. PMID 22272170.
- ^ Chala, Desalegn; Brochmann, Christian; Psomas, Achilleas; Ehrich, Dorothee; Gizaw, Abel; Masao, Catherine A.; Bakkestuen, Vegar; Zimmermann, Niklaus E. (1 December 2016). "Good-bye to tropical alpine plant giants under warmer climates? Loss of range and genetic diversity in Lobelia rhynchopetalum". Ecology and Evolution. 6 (24): 8931–8941. doi:10.1002/ece3.2603. ISSN 2045-7758. PMC 5192889. PMID 28035281.
External links
- Dressler, S.; Schmidt, M. & Zizka, G. (2014). "Lobelia rhynchopetalum". African plants – a Photo Guide. Frankfurt/Main: Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg.
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