Lobelia physaloides A.Cunn.

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Name scientific

Lobelia physaloides A.Cunn. (1839)

Preferred name

Lobelia physaloides A.Cunn.

Taxonomy reference

Lammers, T.G. 2011: Revision of the infrageneric classification of Lobelia L. (Campanulaceae: Lobelioideae). Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 89(1): 37–62.

Biostatus

Origin

Occurrence

Georegion

Schema

Biostatus source

Comment

Endemic

Wild

New Zealand

Political Region

Nomenclature

Original authors

A.Cunn.

Authors

A.Cunn.

Year published

1839

Nomenclatural code

ICN

Basionym

Lobelia physaloides A.Cunn.

Taxonomic rank

species

Canonical form

Lobelia physaloides

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asterales

Family

Campanulaceae

Genus

Lobelia

Species

physaloides

Vernacular names

Language of use: Māori

Koru
Oru

Synonyms

Descriptions

Allan, H.H. 1961: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. I. Indigenous Tracheophyta: Psilopsida, Lycopsida, Filicopsida, Gymnospermae, Dicotyledones. Government Printer, Wellington.

Pratia physaloides (A.Cunn.) Hemsl.

Description

Branching, erect to sprawling herb up to c. 1 m. tall, softly woody towards base; branches and branchlets ascending to spreading. Lvs alt., on petioles up to ± 10 cm. long. Lamina broad-ovate to ovate-oblong to elliptic-ovate, acute to subacuminate, (5)-7-15-(20) × (3)-4-6-10) cm.; membr., glab., or with a few scattered hairs, especially on main veins; margins sharply, finely to rather coarsely irregularly 2-serrate or serrate-dentate. Racemes terminal, (5)-10-15-(20)-fld, on ± pubescent peduncles, often subcorymbose. Fls on slender pubescent pedicels ± 2 cm. long; bracts near base, linear. Calyx-lobes ± 8 mm. long, narrow-triangular to filiform, ciliolate. Corolla ± pubescent, 3-5 cm. long, violet to pale or rather dark blue, or occ. whitish. Lower lip 3-toothed, upper deeply 2-cleft. Stamens connate; filaments free to c. ⅔ way to the awned anthers. Stigma exserted; lobes oblong, spreading, c. 2 mm. long. Berry subglobose, 10-15 mm. diam., blue to whitish.

Dawson, M.I. 2008: Index of chromosome numbers of indigenous New Zealand vascular plants.

Colensoa physaloides (A.Cunn.) Hook.f.

Description

2n = 26

Description

2n = 26

Description

n = 13

Description

2n = 26

Webb, C.J.; Sykes, W.R.; Garnock-Jones, P.J. 1988: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. IV. Naturalised Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms, Dicotyledons. Botany Division DSIR, Christchurch.

Pratia physaloides (A.Cunn.) Hemsl.

Description

Erect to spreading, branched herb or subshrub. Stems to c. 1 m tall, somewhat woody towards base. Petioles to 10 cm long. Lamina (5)-7-20-(22) × (3)-4-10-(13) cm, ovate or ovate-elliptic, occasionally elliptic, glabrous or puberulent on main veins, sometimes with scattered hairs elsewhere, coarsely and irregularly serrate-dentate, cuneate or attenuate at base, acute to shortly acuminate at apex. Infl. a terminal, few- to many-flowered raceme clothed in short hairs. Pedicels slender, 1.5-2.5 cm long; bracts often > 5 mm long, linear-subulate. Calyx lobes 5-8 mm long, narrow-triangular to linear-subulate. Corolla 3-5 cm long, usually pale to deep blue or violet, occasionally whitish, deeply lobed with lobes acute; lower lip 3-lobed, hairy; upper lip 2-lobed, the lobes c. 1.5-3.5 cm long and spreading. Fr. 10-15 mm diam., subglobose, blue or, less commonly, whitish.