Lobelia nummularia
Lam.
Campanulaceae
Records from PROSEA[
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- Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
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] are for Lobelia angulata J.G.Forst. However, it is assumed that either they were intended for Lobelia nummularia, or that the same uses apply for Lobelia nummularia. The bases for this assumption are:- 1). Lobelia nummularia is given as a synonym of Lobelia angulata. However, in the 'World Checklist of Selected Plant Families' Lobelia nummularia is recognised as distinct. 2). The range of Lobelia angulata is given as extending from India and China, through tropical Asia to Australia and New Zealand. The 'World Checklist of Selected Plant Families', however, says that Lobelia angulata is restricted to New Zealand and some Pacific Islands, whilst Lobelia nummularia covers the rest of that range. 3). All the uses given in [
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] apply to southeast Asia[
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- Plants for a Future
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- Ken Fern
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- Notes from observations, tasting etc at Plants For A Future and on field trips.
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Lobelia arfakensis Gibbs
Lobelia begoniifolia Wall.
Lobelia horsfieldiana Miq.
Lobelia javanica Thunb.
Lobelia linnaeoides brevipilis E.Wimm.
Lobelia obliqua Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don
Lobelia paradoxa E.Wimm.
Piddingtonia nummularia (Lam.) A.DC.
Pratia begonifolia (Wall.) Lindl.
Pratia nummularia (Lam.) A.Braun & Asch.
Pratia papuana S.Moore
Pratia podenzanae S.Moore
Pratia wollastonii S.Moore
Pratia zeylanica Hassk.
Rapuntium nummularia (Lam.) C.Presl
Common Name:
General Information
Lobelia nummularia is a polymorphous, annual to perennial, creeping or hanging plant. The branched stems can be 8 - 60cm long, forming roots at the nodes[
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- Flora Malesiana Series 1
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- Various
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- Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch
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- A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet
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The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and food.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
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- Flora Malesiana Series 1
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- Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch
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- A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet
Range
E. Asia - China, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines to New Guinea, Australia
Habitat
Unshaded to shaded moist soils along rivers, along forest roads and in secondary forest, locally abundant in tea plantations, in Java between 600 - 3,300 metres[
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- Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
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451- Title
- Flora Malesiana Series 1
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- Author
- Various
- Website
- http://www.archive.org
- Publisher
- Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
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- Description
- A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet
].
Properties
Edibility Rating | |
Medicinal Rating | |
Habit | Annual/Perennial |
Height | 0.10 m |
Pollinators | Insects |
Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
Leaves and young shoots - cooked and eaten as a vegetable[
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Medicinal
The plant is used in the treatment of irregular menstruation and spermatorrhoea[
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The pounded leaves are sometimes used in the treatment of sprue[
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- Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
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The fruits or leaves are used to treat stomach-ache, difficult urination, scabies, infected eyes, swellings and boils[
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- Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
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- Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
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Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
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