Winged Lobelia
Lobelia heyneana
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Arunachal Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- September-February
How to identify Winged Lobelia
Identify Winged Lobelia by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Winged stems.
- Confirm flower colour: Blue.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: September-February.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Campanulaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Winged Lobelia.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Lobelia heyneana
- Genus
- Lobelia
- Family
- Campanulaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Wet areas in Evergreen forests and moist grassy places
- Distribution
- East Africa, Sri Lanka, India, China, Indo-Malesia
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-February
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Bluerecorded
Typical of the family
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
Characters marked “recorded” are for Winged Lobelia itself; the rest are typical of the Campanulaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Winged Lobelia
Winged Lobelia (Lobelia heyneana) is a herb in the Campanulaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Arunachal Pradesh and 5 other states. It grows in wet areas in Evergreen forests and moist grassy places. Flowering and fruiting run from September to February.
Campanulaceae
Bellflower Family
Winged Lobelia belongs to the Campanulaceae family.
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