| Lobelia giberroa |
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Plantae |
| Clade: |
Tracheophytes |
| Clade: |
Angiosperms |
| Clade: |
Eudicots |
| Clade: |
Asterids |
| Order: |
Asterales |
| Family: |
Campanulaceae |
| Genus: |
Lobelia |
| Species: |
L. giberroa |
| Binomial name |
Lobelia giberroa
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| Synonyms |
- Dortmanna giberroa (Hemsl.) Kuntze
- Tupa schimperi Hochst. ex A.Rich.
- Lobelia giberroa var. intermedia (Hauman) Robyns
- Lobelia giberroa var. iringensis E.Wimm.
- Lobelia giberroa var. longibracteata Hauman
- Lobelia giberroa var. mionandra E.Wimm.
- Lobelia giberroa subsp. squarrosa (Baker f.) Mabb.
- Lobelia giberroa var. ulugurensis (Engl.) Hauman
- Lobelia giberroa var. usafuensis (Engl.) Hauman
- Lobelia giberroa var. volkensii (Engl.) Hauman
- Lobelia intermedia Hauman
- Lobelia squarrosa Baker f.
- Lobelia ulugurensis (Engl.) Engl. ex R.E.Fr. & T.C.E.Fr.
- Lobelia usafuensis Engl.
- Lobelia volkensii var. ulugurensis Engl.
- Rapuntium volkensii (Engl.) Kuntze
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Lobelia giberroa is a flowering plant of the bellfower family (Campanulaceae). It is native to the Mountains of the Moon Massif (Rwenzori Mountains) in Uganda. It is the tallest of all the giant Lobelia species at up to 33 feet (ten meters). Its creme de menthe flowers form a spikelike raceme.