Taxon:  Lobelia chinensis Lour.



Summary
Genus:
Lobelia
Family:
Campanulaceae
Subfamily:
Lobelioideae
Nomen number:
423459
Place of publication:
Fl. cochinch. 2:514.  1790
Verified:
10/06/2011 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Images (2 total. Click on image for more.)
Embryo drawing

Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
  2. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  3. Aubréville, A. et al., eds. 1960-. Flore du Cambodge du Laos et du Viet-Nam.
  4. Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
  5. Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
  6. Haridasan, V. K. & P. K. Mukerjee. 1988. Lobeliaceae. In: Botanical Survey of India, Fascicles of flora of India. 19:45.
  7. Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
  8. Lammers, T. G. 2007. World checklist and bibliography of Campanulaceae.
  9. Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster. 1996. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2 355.
  10. Missouri Botanical Garden. Flora of China Checklist (on-line resource).
  11. Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.).
  12. Press, J. R. et al. 2000-. Annotated checklist of the flowering plants of Nepal (on-line resource)
  13. Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana.
  14. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
  15. 2018. Mid-Atlantic invasive plant species (on-line resource)
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Chineseban bian lian半边莲 2Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Japanese Rōmajiaze-mushiro  2Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
Japanese Rōmajimizo-kakushi  2Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaAnhui Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaFujian Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangdong Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuizhou Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHainan Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHubei Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHunan Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaJiangsu Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaJiangxi Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaSichuan Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaYunnan Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaZhejiang Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanHokkaidô Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanHonshu Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanKyushu Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanRyukyu Islands Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanShikoku Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaKorea  Lammers, T. G. 2007. World checklist and bibliography of Campanulaceae.
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaTaiwan  Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentBangladesh  Lammers, T. G. 2007. World checklist and bibliography of Campanulaceae.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaAssam Haridasan, V. K. & P. K. Mukerjee. 1988. Lobeliaceae. In: Botanical Survey of India, Fascicles of flora of India. 19:45.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaBihar Haridasan, V. K. & P. K. Mukerjee. 1988. Lobeliaceae. In: Botanical Survey of India, Fascicles of flora of India. 19:45.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaMaharashtra Haridasan, V. K. & P. K. Mukerjee. 1988. Lobeliaceae. In: Botanical Survey of India, Fascicles of flora of India. 19:45.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaMeghalaya Haridasan, V. K. & P. K. Mukerjee. 1988. Lobeliaceae. In: Botanical Survey of India, Fascicles of flora of India. 19:45.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaWest Bengal Haridasan, V. K. & P. K. Mukerjee. 1988. Lobeliaceae. In: Botanical Survey of India, Fascicles of flora of India. 19:45.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentNepal  Press, J. R. et al. 2000-. Annotated checklist of the flowering plants of Nepal (on-line resource)
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentSri Lanka  Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaCambodia  Aubréville, A. et al., eds. 1960-. Flore du Cambodge du Laos et du Viet-Nam.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaLaos  Aubréville, A. et al., eds. 1960-. Flore du Cambodge du Laos et du Viet-Nam.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaThailand  Lammers, T. G. 2007. World checklist and bibliography of Campanulaceae.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaVietnam  Aubréville, A. et al., eds. 1960-. Flore du Cambodge du Laos et du Viet-Nam.
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaJawa Lammers, T. G. 2007. World checklist and bibliography of Campanulaceae.
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaMalaysia  Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana.
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China [Anhui Sheng, Fujian Sheng, Guangdong Sheng, Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu, Guizhou Sheng, Hainan Sheng, Hubei Sheng, Hunan Sheng, Jiangsu Sheng, Jiangxi Sheng, Sichuan Sheng, Yunnan Sheng, Zhejiang Sheng]
  • EASTERN ASIA: Korea, Japan [Hokkaidô, Honshu, Kyushu, Ryukyu Islands, Shikoku], Taiwan
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bangladesh, India [Assam, Bihar, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, West Bengal], Sri Lanka, Nepal
  • INDO-CHINA: Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam
  • MALESIA: Indonesia [Jawa], Malaysia

Reference(s)
  1. Aubréville, A. et al., eds. 1960-. Flore du Cambodge du Laos et du Viet-Nam.
  2. Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
  3. Haridasan, V. K. & P. K. Mukerjee. 1988. Lobeliaceae. In: Botanical Survey of India, Fascicles of flora of India. 19:45.
  4. Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
  5. Lammers, T. G. 2007. World checklist and bibliography of Campanulaceae.
  6. Press, J. R. et al. 2000-. Annotated checklist of the flowering plants of Nepal (on-line resource)
  7. Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana.
  8. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Medicinesfolklore Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster. 1996. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2 355.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=423459. Accessed 12 May 2026.