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Useful Tropical Plants

Lobelia nummularia

Lam.

Campanulaceae


Records from PROSEA[
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Title
Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
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http://proseanet.org/
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Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
] 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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Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
] apply to southeast Asia[
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Title
Plants for a Future
Author
Ken Fern
Description
Notes from observations, tasting etc at Plants For A Future and on field trips.
].

+ Synonyms

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:

Lobelia nummularia
Fruiting plant
Photograph by: Shipher (??) Wu (?)
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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[
310
Title
Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
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http://proseanet.org/
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Description
Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
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451
Title
Flora Malesiana Series 1
Publication
 
Author
Various
Website
http://www.archive.org
Publisher
Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch
Year
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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
].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and food.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

451
Title
Flora Malesiana Series 1
Publication
 
Author
Various
Website
http://www.archive.org
Publisher
Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
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[
310
Title
Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://proseanet.org/
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
,
451
Title
Flora Malesiana Series 1
Publication
 
Author
Various
Website
http://www.archive.org
Publisher
Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch
Year
0
ISBN
 
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 *  *
HabitAnnual/Perennial
Height0.10 m
PollinatorsInsects
Cultivation StatusWild

Cultivation Details

Not known

Edible Uses

Leaves and young shoots - cooked and eaten as a vegetable[
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Description
Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
].

Medicinal

The plant is used in the treatment of irregular menstruation and spermatorrhoea[
310
Title
Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
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Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
].
The pounded leaves are sometimes used in the treatment of sprue[
310
Title
Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://proseanet.org/
Publisher
 
Year
0
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Description
Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
].
The fruits or leaves are used to treat stomach-ache, difficult urination, scabies, infected eyes, swellings and boils[
310
Title
Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://proseanet.org/
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
].

Other Uses

None known

Propagation

Seed -
Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2024-03-29. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Lobelia+nummularia>

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