Lobelia giberroa
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Description
A plant that forms a column. It grows 9 m tall when in flower. The stem is erect and 6-12 cm thick. It is woody at the base. There is a ring of leaves without leaf stalks. These are narrowly sword shaped. They are 25-90 cm long by 4-15 cm wide. The leaves taper to the tip. The flowering stalks are 1-3 m long. It flowers in the dry season. The fruit is a capsule 10 mm long. The seeds are up to 8 mm long and have fine lines along them.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows at the edges of rainforest and near streams. It suits humid locations.
Where It Grows
Africa, Burundi, Central Africa, Congo, East Africa, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia,
Notes
Probably edible. They have also been put in the family Lobeliiaceae.
Synonyms
Also Known As
Yekola-jibra
References (3)
- Flora Zambesiaca. http://apps.kew.org/efloras
- Molla, A., Ethiopian Plant Names. http://www.ethiopic.com/aplants.htm
- White, F., Dowsett-Lemaire, F. and Chapman, J. D., 2001, Evergreen Forest Flora of Malawi. Kew. p 178
