Higher classification Lobelias | Subfamily Lobelioideae Rank Species | |
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Similar Lobelias, Campanulaceae, Lobelia laxiflora, Lobelia polyphylla, Lobelia siphilitica | ||
Lobelia tupa and hummingbird
Lobelia tupa (Tupa, Tabaco del diablo) is a species of Lobelia native to central Chile from Valparaíso south to Los Lagos regions.
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- Lobelia tupa and hummingbird
- Chaine de jardinage comment faire un repiquage de lob lia tupa ou tabac du diable plantes vivaces
- References
It is an evergreen perennial plant growing to 4 m tall. The foliage grey-green, with elliptical leaves 10–15 cm long. The flowers are red, tubular and 2-lipped and are produced in a sympodium pattern. It thrives in dry soils.
Its latex is used as an abortifacient, and a hallucinogen, which may explain one of its common names, Tabaco del Diablo (Devil's tobacco). Ironically, this plant has been used as a counter effect herb on nicotine addiction because of alkaloid Lobeline, a nicotinic agonist. The Mapuche Indians of Southern Chile consider it a sacred plant. Tupa leaves have also been found to contain chemicals that act as a respiratory stimulant.
Chaine de jardinage comment faire un repiquage de lob lia tupa ou tabac du diable plantes vivaces
