East-Asian Lobelia is an erect leafy perennial 1-2.5 m tall, with a long spike
of two-lipped flowers. Leaves are elliptic and finely toothed. Flowers are
purple to mauve with 2-lobed upper lip and 3-lobed lower lip, and a curved
flower tube, to 2.5 cm long. Sepals are linear, with gland-tipped teeth.
Stamens are fused into a curved column. East-Asian Lobelia is found at
altitudes of 1800-3200 m in East Himalaya, S. China to N. Indo-China, Taiwan.
Flowering: August-October.
Identification credit: Amit Kotia
Photographed in Arunachal Pradesh.
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