Campanulaceae

Lobelia excelsa Bonpl.

Family: Campanulaceae
Genus: Lobelia

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Lobelia excelsa: Known is central Chile as Tupa or as Tabaco del Diablo. In context at www.dixpix.ca/sth_cordillera/flora/misc_herb/index.html — Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Synonyms

Dortmanna arguta (Lindl.) Kuntze
Dortmanna excelsa (Bonpl.) Kuntze
Lobelia arguta Lindl.
Lobelia gigantea Sims
Lobelia neriifolia Moris
Lobelia salicifolia Sweet
Rapuntium excelsum (Bonpl.) C.Presl
Tupa arguta (Lindl.) G.Don
Tupa glaucescens Phil.
Tupa salicifolia (Sweet) G.Don
Tupa salicifolia var. purpurea Vatke

Photos

Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: peganum from Henfield, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: peganum from Henfield, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: peganum from Henfield, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: peganum from Henfield, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: peganum from Henfield, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: peganum from Henfield, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: peganum from Henfield, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: peganum from Henfield, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: peganum from Small Dole, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: peganum from Small Dole, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.