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Campanulaceae

Madam-Fate

Hippobroma longiflora (L.) G.Don

Family
Campanulaceae
Genus
Hippobroma

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Madam-Fate: Hippobroma longiflora , Portland Parish, Jamaica.
Photo: rainerburkard, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (12)
Chinese
馬醉草, 马醉草, 許氏草
Dutch
Ki tolod
English
Madam-Fate, Madamfate, Ki tolod
French
Lastron blanc, Étoile de Bethléem
Indonesian
Ki tolod
Japanese
ホシアザミ
Javanese
Kitolod
Sundanese
Kitolod
szy
Nipaluma-pamacuy, pamacoy
Thai
ปีบฝรั่ง
Tongan
Fetuʻupetelihema
Vietnamese
Lỗ danh, Cây mù mắt

Synonyms

  • Isotoma longiflora (L.) C.Presl
  • Isotoma longiflora var. runcinata (Hassk.) Panigrahi, P.Daniel & M.V.Viswan.
  • Isotoma runcinata Hassk.
  • Laurentia longiflora (L.) Peterm.
  • Laurentia longiflora var. runcinata (Hassk.) E.Wimm.
  • Lobelia longiflora L.
  • Rapuntium longiflorum Mill.
  • Solenopsis longiflora (L.) M.R.Almeida

Flowers

In flower
all year (from 1,138 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native

Photos

Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.