Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderAsterales
FamilyCampanulaceae
GenusLobelia
Scientific name with authorshipLobelia cardinalis L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Dortmanna cardinalis (L.) KuntzeDortmanna cordigera (Cav.) KuntzeDortmanna engelmanniana KuntzeDortmanna fulgens (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) KuntzeDortmanna graminea (Lam.) KuntzeDortmanna longifolia (C.Presl) KuntzeDortmanna phyllostachya (Engelm.) KuntzeDortmanna splendens (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) KuntzeDortmannia cardinalis (L.) KuntzeDortmannia cordigera (Cav.) KuntzeDortmannia engelmanniana KuntzeDortmannia fulgens (Kunth ex Willd.) KuntzeDortmannia graminea (Lam.) KuntzeDortmannia longifolia (C.Presl) KuntzeDortmannia phyllostachya (Engelm.) KuntzeDortmannia splendens (Kunth ex Willd.) KuntzeLobelia atrosanguinea UtinetLobelia canbyi var. graminea (Lam.) McVaughLobelia cardinalis f. alba (J.McNab) H.St.JohnLobelia cardinalis f. cardinalisLobelia cardinalis f. cordigera (Cav.) BowdenLobelia cardinalis f. hispidula (E.Wimm.) BowdenLobelia cardinalis f. rosea H.St.JohnLobelia cardinalis f. splendens (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) BowdenLobelia cardinalis subsp. cardinalisLobelia cardinalis subsp. graminea (Lam.) McVaughLobelia cardinalis var. alba J.McNabLobelia cardinalis var. angustifolia VatkeLobelia cardinalis var. candida Alph.WoodLobelia cardinalis var. cardinalisLobelia cardinalis var. glandulosa N.ColemanLobelia cardinalis var. graminea (Lam.) McVaughLobelia cardinalis var. hispidula E.Wimm.Lobelia cardinalis var. integerrima Alph.WoodLobelia cardinalis var. meridionalis BowdenLobelia cardinalis var. multiflora (Paxton) McVaughLobelia cardinalis var. phyllostachya (Engelm.) McVaughLobelia cardinalis var. propinqua (Paxton) BowdenLobelia cardinalis var. pseudosplendens McVaughLobelia cardinalis var. texensis (Raf.) Rothr.Lobelia coccinea (Moench) StokesLobelia cordigera Cav.Lobelia cordigera var. fatalis E.Wimm.Lobelia cordigera var. marryattiae (Paxton) E.Wimm.Lobelia cordigera var. multiflora (Paxton) E.Wimm.Lobelia cordigera var. pyramidalis (Paxton) E.Wimm.Lobelia formosa RothLobelia formosa Roth ex Schult.Lobelia fulgens Humb. & Bonpl.Lobelia fulgens Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.Lobelia fulgens f. atrosanguinea (Hook.) VossLobelia fulgens f. maculata VossLobelia fulgens f. rosea VossLobelia fulgens var. glabriuscula KlotzschLobelia fulgens var. glabriuscula Klotzsch ex Walp.Lobelia fulgens var. marryattiae (Paxton) PaxtonLobelia fulgens var. multiflora PaxtonLobelia fulgens var. propinqua PaxtonLobelia fulgens var. pyramidalis PaxtonLobelia graminea Lam.Lobelia graminea f. kerneri (L.Nagy) E.Wimm.Lobelia graminea var. intermedia E.Wimm.Lobelia graminea var. phyllostachya (Engelm.) E.Wimm.Lobelia graminea var. pseudosplendens (McVaugh) E.Wimm.Lobelia ignea PaxtonLobelia kerneri L.NagyLobelia longifolia (C.Presl) A.DC.Lobelia marryattiae PaxtonLobelia mucronata Engelm.Lobelia phyllostachya Engelm.Lobelia porphyrantha Decne.Lobelia porphyrantha Decne. ex GroenlandLobelia princeps Otto & A.Dietr.Lobelia propinqua J.W.LoudonLobelia punicea Otto & A.Dietr.Lobelia punicea var. kerneri (L.Nagy) E.Wimm.Lobelia ramosa Burb.Lobelia schiedeana Heynh.Lobelia splendens Humb. & Bonpl.Lobelia splendens Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.Lobelia splendens f. ignea (Hook.) VossLobelia splendens var. atrosanguinea Hook.Lobelia splendens var. fulgens (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) S.WatsonLobelia splendens var. ignea Hook.Lobelia splendens var. splendensLobelia texensis Raf.Rapuntium cardinale (L.) Mill.Rapuntium coccineum MoenchRapuntium cordigerum (Cav.) C.PreslRapuntium fulgens (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) C.PreslRapuntium gramineum (Lam.) C.PreslRapuntium longifolium C.PreslRapuntium splendens (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) C.PreslTupa ignescens Payer
Documented use categories
Medicine
Environmental use
Poison reported
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier142115-2
Use codesEU ME PO
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2
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Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.