Lobelia chinensis

Lobelia chinensis
Flower of Lobelia chinensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Campanulaceae
Genus: Lobelia
Species:
L. chinensis
Binomial name
Lobelia chinensis
Synonyms
List
  • Dortmanna chinensis (Lour.) Kuntze
  • Rapuntium chinense (Lour.) C.Presl
  • Dortmanna campanuloides (Thunb.) Kuntze
  • Dortmanna radicans (Thunb.) Kuntze
  • Isolobus caespitosus (Blume) Hassk.
  • Isolobus campanuloides (Thunb.) A.DC.
  • Isolobus kerii A.DC.
  • Isolobus radicans (Thunb.) A.DC.
  • Isolobus roxburghianus A.DC.
  • Lobelia caespitosa Blume
  • Lobelia campanuloides Thunb.
  • Lobelia chinensis var. albiflora (E.Wimm.) E.Wimm.
  • Lobelia chinensis f. lactiflora (Hisauti) H.Hara
  • Lobelia chinensis f. plena (Makino) H.Hara
  • Lobelia chinensis var. tetrapetala Y.N.Lee
  • Lobelia chinensis f. tetrapetala (Y.N.Lee) M.Kim
  • Lobelia japonica F.Dietr.
  • Lobelia kerii (A.DC.) Heynh.
  • Lobelia radicans Thunb.
  • Lobelia radicans var. albiflora E.Wimm.
  • Lobelia radicans f. lactiflora Hisauti
  • Lobelia radicans f. plena Makino
  • Lobelia roxburghiana (A.DC.) Heynh.
  • Pratia radicans G.Don
  • Pratia thunbergii G.Don
  • Rapuntium caespitosum (Blume) C.Presl
  • Rapuntium campanuloides (Thunb.) C.Presl
  • Rapuntium radicans (Thunb.) C.Presl

Lobelia chinensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Campanulaceae. It is sometimes referred to by the common names Asian lobelia, Chinese lobelia, and Herba Lobellae Chinensis. It is one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine, where it has the name (Chinese: ; pinyin: bàn biān lián).