Lobelia aberdarica

Lobelia aberdarica
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Campanulaceae
Genus:	Lobelia
Species:	L. aberdarica
Binomial name
Lobelia aberdarica R.E.Fr. & T.C.E.Fr.

Lobelia aberdarica is a species of plant in the family Campanulaceae. It is restricted to the uplands of Kenya and Uganda (1860-3350m). It has been found in the forests of Cherangani hills, Kenya. ^[2] Its natural habitats are lower and upper montane and subalpine swamps and meadows. It has been brought into cultivation.

References

1. Magombo, Z.L.K., Mbeiza Mutekanga, N. & Ndiritu, G.G. 2004. Lobelia aberdarica. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 August 2007.
2. Mbuni, Yuvenalis Morara; Zhou, Yadong; Wang, Shengwei; Ngumbau, Veronicah Mutele; Musili, Paul Mutuku; Mutie, Fredrick Munyao; Njoroge, Brian; Kirika, Paul Muigai; Mwachala, Geoffrey; Vivian, Kathambi; Rono, Peninah Cheptoo; Hu, Guangwan; Wang, Qingfeng (18 April 2019). "An annotated checklist of vascular plants of Cherangani hills, Western Kenya". PhytoKeys (120): 1–90. Bibcode:2019PhytK.120....1M. doi: 10.3897/phytokeys.120.30274 . PMC   6483958 . PMID   31065231.